Abroad
The world’s fleet of sanctioned tankers is growing despite tightening sanctions
Analysts have estimated that the fleet of “shadow tankers” continues to grow by at least 30 vessels a month.
Russian military on shadow fleet ships spy on Danish infrastructure, media report
Local pilots report that they often see people in military uniform on board Russian vessels taking pictures of critical infrastructure.
Panama closes registration for old ships to counter Russia and Iran’s “shadow fleet”
Panamanian authorities have banned the registration of ships older than 15 years in an attempt to rid its fleet of dangerous and questionable players.
Ukrainian intelligence has obtained classified documents about the newest Russian submarine “Knyaz Pozharsky”
Closed internal documentation contains data on the newest Russian submarine cruiser – the K-555 “Knyaz Pozharsky” strategic nuclear submarine of project 955A Borey-A.
Four Russian oil tankers stand idle off the coast of India amid pressure from the US
At least four oil tankers carrying Russian crude are waiting off India’s west coast, awaiting a decision from Indian refineries.
Lithuania calls on EU to seize Russian assets and tighten sanctions against Rosneft and shadow fleet
The country is proposing several legal mechanisms to launch this process and considers further delay unacceptable.
Intelligence: Russia cut civilian shipbuilding program by 42% in favor of submarines
According to intelligence, the Russian government is cutting the preferential leasing program for the civilian fleet by 42% to $1.68 billion.
EU allows Kazakhstan to export coal through Russian ports, despite sanctions
The European Union has allowed European companies to export Kazakh coal from Russian ports as an exception.
Polish ports suffer losses due to lack of Ukrainian grain
Polish transport companies, ports and transshipment terminals complain about losses due to the lack of transshipment of Ukrainian grain.
Russian ship entered Estonian waters without permission: Foreign Ministry responds
The Estonian Foreign Ministry has responded to the violation of the sea border by a Russian vessel.
