Abroad

In Russia, take precautions because of the uncontrolled sale of grain
The export potential of grain from Russia at the beginning of the 2024/25 season was reduced due to uncontrolled sales.

Panama will automatically deregister vessels that violate sanctions
Panama has said it will automatically cancel the registration of vessels that evade sanctions or are involved in illegal activities.

MOL closes its business related to the Russian “Arctic LNG-2”
MOL closes its business related to the Russian “Arctic LNG-2”

The chief navigator of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation died during the marathon
In Vladivostok during the marathon, the chief navigator of the Pacific Fleet Yevhenii Vityutnev died.

An expert: Russia threatens NATO’s underwater infrastructure
The United States sees a growing risk of “sabotage” by a secret military unit of the Russian Federation on key submarine cables.

India will not buy gas from the sub-sanctioned project “Arctic LNG 2”
India’s Ministry of Oil and Gas has said it does not buy any sanctioned goods. In particular, we are talking about gas from the Russian Arctic LNG 2 project. This is reported by Reuters. “We will not be buying from Arctic LNG 2. We are not buying any sanctioned goods. We do not touch the…

Russia has set a record for transporting oil through the Arctic
Russia transported a record amount of oil through the Northern Sea Route — at least 10.7 million barrels. This year, Russia transported record volumes of oil through the Northern Sea Route (“Sevmorput”), and this indicator may grow even more, Bloomberg reports. According to the publication, at least 15 tankers transported about 10.7 million barrels of…

Russia is expanding Baltic ports to reduce dependence on the Black Sea
Moscow aims to reduce dependence on Black Sea ports and increase exports by 50% by 2030. Russia is intensifying the development of ports in the Baltic Sea to diversify grain export routes, Reuters reports. The country plans to increase agricultural exports by 50% by 2030, reducing dependence on risky routes through the Black Sea, amid…

Britain introduced sanctions against gas carriers transporting Russian LNG
The UK has announced new sanctions targeting five vessels and two companies involved in the transportation of Russian LNG. The sanctions are aimed at limiting the activities of the Russian project “Arctic LNG 2”, according to the website of the British government. It is reported that sanctions have been imposed on vessels involved in the…

A citizen of Latvia plays a key role in the work of the “shadow fleet” of the Russian Federation
The figure of the criminal scheme transported purchased sanctioned raw materials from the Russian Federation to India and China, earning more than 1.4 billion dollars. Latvian businessman Alekseys Halavinsh used shell companies to help tankers transporting Russian oil to circumvent sanctions. Gospodarka Morska writes about it. Thanks to the purchase of oil from the Russian…