Rising arbitrage windows leave room for freight rates to grow as Europe contends with diesel shortages

Ukraine’s escalating attacks on Russian Black Sea ports are disrupting grain exports during the peak wheat shipping season, squeezing vessel availability, forcing exporters to seek alternative routes and prompting importers to diversify supply

A Norwegian court has confirmed that the arrest of Russian state-owned vessel Professor Molchanov in Svalbard could ultimately pave the way for a court-supervised sale, as Naftogaz pursues enforcement of a $4.22bn arbitration award linked to Russian asset seizures in Crimea

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Tankers in the Black Sea are adopting improvised anti-drone defences, but analysts question their effectiveness against more sophisticated aerial and naval drones

Attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea are an almost daily occurrence now, and the risk is so high that a seafarers union chief said he would advise his members not to travel to the region

The ship suffered a fire and eventually capsized off the Romanian coast on its way to Türkiye

The Russia-Ukraine war could curtail imports of Russian crude oil into India, with tankers at the mercy of missiles in the Black Sea

A growing number of ships are waiting off Romania’s Sulina anchorage before entering Ukrainian waters, as heightened Russian attacks, port congestion and Danube bottlenecks prompt operators to minimise time spent in the Black Sea

World’s largest container line suspends new cargo bookings to Russia’s main Black Sea gateway, citing security concerns after attack on MSC Ulsan III