Since the introduction of G7 oil price cap for Russia’s crude oil and refined products there have been speculations on Russia’s so-called shadow fleet being used to evade sanctions.
Russia has repeatedly stated that it...
India has become the largest seaborne importer of Russian crude in the wake of the EU ban on seaborne oil imports and subsequent G7 price cap for exports.
Exports to India increased from virtually nothing prior to Russia...
Unipec, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, remained the king of the VLCC charter market in 2022 with 746 reported fixtures, according to Poten & Partners.
However, Russia’s...
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines plans to resume energy transport business, mainly of LNG, from Russia as long as possible, the company’s President & CEO Takeshi Hashimoto said in a New Year’s...
Russia’s state-owned shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has welcomed into the fleet a new generation LNG-fuelled Aframax oil tanker Okeanskiy Prospekt.
The 112,650 dwt ship was built at the Zvezda SSC in Primorsky...
Japan, the world’s top importer of LNG, is working with marine insurers in the country to ensure LNG imports from Russia are not jeopardized in the wake of the latest sanctions against Moscow.
Three companies from Japan...
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an Executive Order on Tuesday, December 27, banning the sale of oil and oil products to foreign companies and individuals abiding by the price cap imposed by the Westrn nations.
To...
Finland’s largest shipbuilder Meyer Turku is getting an €80 million ($85 million) financial lifeline from the Finnish government to overcome liquidity challenges caused by the ongoing geopolitical situation caused by Russia...
Uncertainty and volatility continue to cast a shadow over the oil and tanker market as December 5 deadline for the oil price cap for Russian oil expires.
Today, all eyes are set on Russia to see what vessels will be...
South Korea’s shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has canceled a contract for the construction of an LNG carrier from a client from Russia.
The contract termination was assigned to delays...