Black Sea
Russian tankers change routes due to fear of new drone strikes
Tanker trips from Novorossiysk are increasingly taking a coastal corridor along Georgia and Turkey, lengthening the crossing and making monitoring more difficult.
The International Maritime Organization called for not attacking ships in the Black Sea
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, has called for the non-attack of civilian vessels in the Black Sea.
Erdogan responded to mutual attacks on ships in the Black Sea
Ankara expressed “strong concern” about the situation in the Black Sea and declared that strikes on commercial vessels were unacceptable.
Another tanker carrying Russian oil attacked in the Black Sea
This time, the tanker Dashan, which was coming from India, was affected.
Insurance costs in the Black Sea tripled after attacks on Russia’s “shadow fleet”
The cost of insuring ships in the Black Sea continues to rise amid attacks on tankers by the Russian “shadow fleet.”
Turkey was obliged to inspect tankers attacked by drones near its coast, — Klymenko
The expert believes that the sanctioned tankers that attacked near Turkey should have been inspected due to the lack of a flag and registration. This was reported by the head of the project of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies, Andriy Klimenko. According to him, Turkey is very concerned about the attacks by naval…
Rates for “coasters” from Ukraine are stable, but demand remains weak
Attacks on tankers in the Black Sea are worrying, but have not yet affected rates for dry cargoes – the market remains sluggish.
Brussels discusses attacks on Russian tankers in the Black Sea
The foreign ministers of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey have stressed the importance of Black Sea security for the three NATO littoral states.
A new case of pollution of the Black Sea coast with fuel oil was recorded in the Odesa region
Pollution with a fuel oil-like substance was again recorded on the coast of Zatoka in the Odesa region.
The Ukrainian Navy responded to Turkey’s concerns over the attack on Russian tankers
The Ukrainian Navy noted that Ukraine has not officially confirmed its involvement in the explosions on two Russian tankers in the Black Sea.
