EU Leaders Agree to Pursue Ban on Most Russia Oil; Insurance Prohibition Delayed May 31, 2022 By Jorge Valero, Milda Seputyte and Alberto Nardelli European Union leaders agreed to pursue a partial ban on Russian oil, paving the way for a sixth package of...
U.S. Seizes Iranian Oil Cargo From Russian-Operated Ship Near Greece: Sources May 27, 2022 By Jonathan Saul, Lefteris Papadimas and Renee Maltezou The United States has confiscated Iranian oil held on a Russian-operated ship near Greece and will send the cargo to...
Risky Ship-to-Ship Transfers Keep Russian Oil Moving to China May 26, 2022 By Serene Cheong A logistically risky and costly transfer of crude between tankers at sea highlights the steps at least one Chinese buyer...
Insurance (or Lack of It) Is Russian Oil’s Achilles’ Heel May 25, 2022 By Jonathan Saul, Nidhi Verma, Yuka Obayashi and Carolyn Cohn Russia has so far deflected much of the impact of sanctions on its oil trade but the insurance industry threatens...
Multiple Marine Insurance Claims Expected From War in Ukraine: Allianz May 10, 2022 By Jonathan Saul Global insurers are expected to receive multiple marine insurance claims from ships damaged or lost as the conflict in Ukraine...
EU to Weaken Russia Oil Sanctions, but Keeps Plan to Prohibit Insurance of Shipments May 9, 2022 By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska The European Union is set to soften its sanctions package on Russian oil exports after a weekend of wrangling, though...
Russia’s Leading Shipping Firm Sovcomflot Plans to Sell Part of Its Fleet: Report May 6, 2022 Russia’s leading shipping company Sovcomflot plans to sell part of its fleet, it said on Friday, as it grapples with...
Western Ship Insurers Terminate Cover for Russia’s Sovcomflot as Sanctions Expand May 4, 2022 By Jonathan Saul Western ship insurers are terminating cover for Russia’s leading shipping company Sovcomflot as multiple sanctions start to bite, companies involved...
EU Seeks to Target Russia’s Global Oil Exports With Insurance, Services Ban May 4, 2022 By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli, Alex Longley and Alaric Nightingale The European Union is seeking to go beyond an import ban on Russian crude, targeting insurers in a move that...
Global Shipping Industry Pushes to Rescue Seafarers Trapped in Ukraine May 2, 2022 By Jonathan Saul Just under 500 seafarers remain stuck onboard 109 ships at Ukrainian ports – skeleton crews who were left on board...