Abroad
A tanker heading to Russia broke down near the coast of Turkey
The Panamanian-flagged tanker Elijah, which was traveling from Spain to Russia, broke down off the coast of the Turkish island of Gökçeada in the Aegean Sea.
Russian oligarchs hide their yachts in St. Petersburg
Russian oligarchs led by Vladimir Putin have created moorings near St. Petersburg to protect their superyachts.
Spot rates rose due to attacks on ships in the Red Sea
As a result of the threat of the Yemeni Houthis to civilian shipping in the Red Sea, rates for sea transportation are rising rapidly.
Turkey approved the construction of an aircraft carrier and four frigates
A decision to start designing an aircraft carrier was approvedm in Turkey. The country will also build four frigates.
Already almost 20 shipping companies bypass the Red Sea, IMO
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) reports that already about 18 shipping companies have decided to bypass the Red Sea due to the threat from the Yemeni Houthis.
The Russians want to strengthen the military fleet in 2024
The terrorist country plans to introduce a new submarine and a missile ship into the Navy this year.
Russia has frozen the assets of the German Linde, which was building a gas terminal in the port of Ust-Luga
The Russian court issued a decision to seize the Russian assets of the German corporation Linde. The company is one of the largest producers of industrial gases and a contractor for Gazprom’s project to build a plant in the port of Ust-Luga.
In Greece, spies who took pictures of the Navy fleet base were detained
In Greece, two Polish citizens were detained for photographing a military facility — the country’s Navy base.
A boat with Russian tourists crashed into a rock in Thailand: one person died
In Thailand, a boat with Russian tourists crashed into the rocks. She died in an accident.
Rosneft’s exports to India fell sharply
Shipments of Russian crude oil decreased significantly in the last months of last year.
