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
Limpet mine attack suspected cause of StealthGas blast
All 23 crew are reported safe and the liquid ammonia spill caused by the blasts is ‘minor’ and under control. But if the cause of this latest explosion is proven to be another limpet mine attack, as senior sources close to the company suspect, this will be the sixth such attack this year with no culprits yet identified
The week in charts: Timor-Leste joins list of fake registries taking in sanctioned tonnage | Ras Isa vessel queue dissipates | Container fires remain significant hazard
Timor-Leste confirmed as the latest in a recent rash of new fraudulent registries being used by sanctioned vessels; The long queue of vessels waiting to discharge oil and LPG in Houthi-held Ras Isa has reduced dramatically in recent weeks amid security and sanctions risks; Lloyd’s List Intelligence casualty data shows 126 container fire incidents on board boxships since 2005
Russian attack on Odesa leaves two dead
A dockworker and truck driver have been killed in the attack on Thursday afternoon
US lifts sanctions on occupied territory callers while ending Syria restrictions
In terminating the Syria sanctions programme, the US Treasury has revoked restrictions on three vessels with a history of exporting cargo from Russia-occupied Crimea
Fear and speculation mount after another tanker is hit by unexplained blast
TMS Tankers suezmax Vilamoura has become the latest in a series of, as yet, unexplained tanker explosions. Government agencies and private security are struggling to establish a concrete pattern or identify who may be behind the blasts
War in Ukraine: ports attacked, vessel managers displaced, but the cargo keeps moving
Edgar Martin of Infospectrum, part of Lloyd’s List Intelligence, provides a brief summary and background of the Ukrainian shipping sector in wartime
Sevastopol exports: how Russia circumvents sanctions programmes
A Lloyd’s List exclusive reveals the companies and processes that enable Russia to continuously export grain from occupied Crimea despite international restrictions aimed at curbing this activity
Ukraine asks IMO safety committee to remember the Black Sea
Ukraine called on the IMO not to remain indifferent to its plight as it listed deaths, damage, lost trade and environmental destruction caused by years of Russian attacks
Australia sanctions 60 Russian ‘shadow fleet’ vessels aiding Ukraine war
This marks Canberra’s first direct action against ships involved in illicit Russian oil trade. All 60 vessels have already been designated under various Western sanctions regimes, including those of the EU, UK, Canada and the US
The ghosts of shipowners past would recognise 2025
What would those in attendance at the launch of the International Chamber of Shipping 104 years ago have made of this week's summit?
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