Abroad

The ship broke in half near Novorossiysk: a russian died
The dry cargo Seamark broke in half as a result of the storm. The ship’s crew consisted of 11 russians.

Russian federation is planning new sabotage act in the North Sea
The Netherlands discovered a russian ship that was probably preparing sabotage on the energy infrastructure in the North Sea.

ICS called on the UN to evacuate seamen stuck in Ukrainian ports
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) appealed to the UN to release more than 300 sailors who have been stuck in Ukrainian ports for almost a year due to the war.

Romania demands to let its ships into Ukraine to check works on the Danube
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania requires the access of its own vessels to Ukraine, to check hydrotechnical works on the Danube.

China will conduct naval exercises with russia
China plans to conduct naval exercises jointly with russia and the Republic of South Africa.

Maersk finally sold logistics assets in russia
AP Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has entered into an agreement to sell its logistics sites in St. Petersburg and Novorossiysk to IG Finance Development Limited.

Russia reduces oil production due to shortfall in sales
Russia decided to cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day.

India imported record volumes of russian oil in January
In January, India imported a record 1.4 million barrels of oil per day from russia, which is 9.2% higher than in December.

Maersk denies the russian origin of cargo on one of the company’s tankers
The ship, which was not allowed to enter the port of Spain with presumably russian cargo, is looking for a new destination.

Bloomberg: russian federation did not find a loophole that would allow bypassing the “ceiling of prices” for oil
Currently, russia cannot find options to circumvent the limit prices for petroleum products introduced by international partners.