Sanctions

Israeli shipping analytics firm Windward said nearly 300 tankers are operating under false flags.

Russia has created a global network that allows the country to receive spare parts for Finnish company Wärtsilä engines through intermediaries, despite Western sanctions.

The tanker Sagitta, which is part of the so-called “shadow fleet”, was detained as part of a US operation.

The sanctioned Russian ship “Mys Zhelaniya”, accompanied by a warship, delivered military cargo to Libya.

The cost of insurance for tankers transporting Russian oil from the Black Sea has increased by 200%. Freight rates have also increased.

Routes have become longer, insurance has become more expensive, and political decisions have turned compliance into a full-fledged operational function – in 2025, these three factors had the strongest impact on freight rates, schedules, and tonnage availability.

USM continues the series of materials about what 2025 was like for global and Ukrainian shipping. This time, we recall the challenges that global carriers faced and what the shipping world will remember about the past year.

In the new sanctions package, Finland and Sweden called for a ban on the export of luxury goods to Russia and the servicing of Russian oil tankers.

Ukrainian foreign intelligence reports a deepening systemic crisis in the Russian oil industry due to sanctions pressure and sales problems.

The Ukrainian Maritime Trade Union told sailors how to check whether the vessel on which they have been offered a job is on the sanctions lists.

The Embassy of Ukraine in the United States has made an official request as to whether Ukrainian citizens were among the crew members of the detained tankers.