Category: Shipping

Reflagging at record speed

Reflagging at record speed

Gepostet von | 12 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

More Russian-flagged vessels than usual switched flags to other countries in March, possibly to disguise their links to Moscow and avoid being dragged into sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, reports Windward Ltd. A total of 18 vessels, including 11 cargo ships, switched to non-Russian flags last month. This is more than three times the monthly average. It is also the first time the figure has reached double digits, based on data going back to January 2020. The reflagging comes at a time when Russian ships - from oil tankers...

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No supply for Russian tankers

No supply for Russian tankers

Gepostet von | 11 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Marine fuel suppliers have stopped supplying Russian-flagged vessels at major European hubs, including Spain and Malta - a further blow to Moscow's exports. The loss of access to refuelling stations in the Mediterranean poses major logistical problems for Russian oil tankers sailing from Baltic ports to Asia and also raises safety concerns as they could be stranded at sea with flammable cargo. The suspension of refuelling services is due to several factors, including what sources have called "self-sanctioning", in which companies try to pre-empt the next wave of measures by refusing to sign contracts with oil companies.

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Russian shipping containers pile up in Rotterdam

Russian shipping containers pile up in Rotterdam

Gepostet von | 11 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

In normal times, the port of Rotterdam is like a machine: hundreds of ships come and go every day, and tens of thousands of boxes are loaded and unloaded from these ships to keep Europe's economy running. At the moment, however, many containers are blocking the processes because of the sanctions against Russia. The crates, which are usually 20 or 40 feet long and destined for the sanctioned country, all have to be carefully checked to ensure that their onward transport does not violate the sanctions in any way, says Allard Castelein, Managing Director of the Port of Rotterdam. Several authorities are monitoring...

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Mines in the Black Sea: Russia accuses Ukraine

Mines in the Black Sea: Russia accuses Ukraine

Gepostet von | 8 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of releasing Soviet-era YaM and YarM mines floating in the northern Black Sea, three of which have been discovered and neutralised so far. According to Russian claims, there are hundreds of mines near its coast. Some of them are floating in the open waters of the Black Sea and are a danger to commercial shipping. This comes a day after Kiev claimed that Moscow was responsible. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Russia was laying sea mines in the Black Sea as "uncontrolled drifting ammunition" and making them "a de facto weapon for...

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Russian tankers in the dark - threat of circumvention of sanctions

Russian tankers in the dark - threat of circumvention of sanctions

Gepostet von | 6 Apr 2022 | , , | 0

Russian tankers transporting oil and chemicals are increasingly hiding their positions. Shipping experts warn that this could indicate attempts to circumvent the sanctions triggered by the invasion of Ukraine. In the last week of March, there were at least 33 cases of so-called "dark activity", where the AIS systems were switched off. This is more than double the weekly average of 14 last year. The incidents mainly occurred in or around Russia's exclusive economic zone. Under international maritime law, merchant ships must have their automatic identification system (AIS) switched on at sea. The deactivation or manipulation of the ship identification system...

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