Russia is adding more countries to its list of trading partners willing to accept cargo directly shipped from occupied territories

The Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian war risk exclusion justified earlier differential, but comparative loss records have seen reassessment of risk

Officers and ratings are balancing obligations to their country against the need to provide for their families, says Danica’s Jensen

A joint investigation by Bellingcat, Scripps News and Lloyd’s List has won a 2024 Edward R Murrow journalism award for excellence in innovation

On its most recent voyage general cargoship Alfa M loaded in the occupied Sea of Azov port of Berdiansk and delivered the cargo to a country in the Mediterranean, most likely Libya

Ukraine’s ‘temporary corridor’ exists only within the country’s sovereign waters, but ships are strongly recommended to sail through the waters of coastal countries because of risks associated with the conflict and unpredictability of the Russian government

Ukraine calls on International Maritime Organization member states to help investigate Russia’s expanding and evolving Crimea export operations, which now featured transhipment operations and the potential resurrection of seized, spoofing ships

The General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces said it hit the Russia-flagged vessel in the port of Kavkaz, which lies in the Kerch Strait separating the Crimean Peninsula from Russia

With a second Trump term on the cards, a crackdown on Iranian exports could increase demand for VLCCs loading crude in other countries. Elsewhere in a Trump 2.0 landscape, any winding down of the Russia-Ukraine situation could be either positive or negative for tanker rates, says Jefferies analyst Omar Nokta

A Russian-owned and flagged bulk carrier that has routinely berthed at occupied Crimea received UN approval to unload in the Houthi-controlled port of Saleef

Underwriters’ confidence boosted by enhanced Ukrainian command of waterways and state subsidies to reduce marine insurance premiums

Ukraine’s air force said the attack involved an Iskander-M ballistic missile, four Kh-59/Kh-69 missiles and 20 drones, 14 of which were shot down

Cameroon-flagged vessel Usko Mfu had unloaded cargo in Sevastopol from Türkiye at the end of May and in early June

Vessels transiting the Black Sea continue to take strange routes and AIS jamming near the port has increased in recent weeks in a bid to counter Ukrainian attacks

The Ukrainian government has called on IMO member states to bring their flag administrations into line after accusing 24 vessels of shipping Ukrainian grain from occupied Crimea

The service is the latest example of shipping returning to Ukraine, after MSC launched service to Odesa from Türkiye earlier this week