
Ukraine Crisis
As events in Ukraine unfold at a rapid pace and sanctions on Russia start to bite, Lloyd's List offers the best insight, analysis and commentary on how the crisis is impacting shipping markets

Let go of Unclos and we may never get freedom of navigation back
You might just miss the rules once they are gone

Russia-Ukraine peace prospects put pressure on product tanker sentiment
Product tanker tonne-miles have benefited from both rerouting of cargoes due to the Russia-Ukraine war and diversions around the Red Sea. What happens to rates if both of these geopolitical tailwinds diminish?

Ukraine’s Black Sea traffic stabilises in 2024 as Danube calls tumble
Repeated attacks by Russian forces on port infrastructure and a period of intense strikes on the Odesa ports has not slowed deepsea port trade

Scenarios are ‘infinite’ as geopolitical turbulence drags on, says Frangou
US-listed owner posts reduced profit but has $3.6bn in secured contracts

Russia’s core fleet calling at occupied territories maintains traffic volumes
Assessing voyage data reveals at least 60 dark port calls in 2024, equating to 1.3m dwt

The Daily View: The law of unintended consequences
Your latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s Daily View — the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping

Sanctions have fragmented Sovcomflot’s structure and made it less Russian
Sovcomflot’s once dominant fleet of Russia tankers is now increasingly controlled by special purpose vehicles registered outside Russia as sanctions force the company into new ownership structures after flag and management shifts

Why China presents a bigger risk to freedom of navigation than the Houthis
Geopolitical tensions are deepening and global maritime trade is being caught in the crossfire, both literally and figuratively. Freedom of navigation is under attack

Is freedom of navigation under threat?
From the Red and Black Seas to the Baltic and the Taiwan Strait: shipping’s access to trade lanes is coming under fire while a political and legal war is being waged in the background to redefine what is and is not acceptable under the law of the sea. Is freedom of navigation, a fundamental principle of the law of the sea and a pillar of modern international law, something we have quietly given up on?

Cable-cutting ships in Baltic Sea are ‘no accident’ says Finnish maritime expert
A US admiral also underlined the challenges of determining intent in recent cases of cables at a Washington DC conference today

Bad weather, not sabotage, caused cable damage insists seized ship’s owner
Bulgarian operator Navibulgar is under intense scrutiny from Baltic states and Nato after one of its bulkers damaged yet another undersea cable — the third such incident in three months in the Baltic Sea

More than 20 maritime workers killed by Russian attacks, Ukraine says
Ukraine said the conflict has left seven seafarers dead and more than 300 pieces of Ukrainian port infrastructure damaged

Crimea caller sails for Libya in Russian power play
A bulk carrier is on its way to the Libyan port of Misurata after loading in occupied Feodosia

Eagle S detained for a second time by Finnish court
Three companies that owned undersea cables, which were allegedly damaged by the tanker, applied to the court for the seizure of the vessel

The Daily View: Monday blues
Your latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s Daily View — the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping

Türkiye lists ‘respectable P&I clubs’ for Turkish Straits transits
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