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Two killed in Russian "double tap" attack on town near Kharkiv

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 13, 2024

Officials said that Russian forces launched "double tap" rocket attacks on Saturday against a small village near Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv. Two people were killed, including an official from the emergency services and a policeman.

West, a UK-based ship insurer, has problems with paying claims to a Russian company that is under sanctions

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

West, a UK ship insurer, said that it would be difficult to pay claims for ships involved with accidents or collisions involving other vessels insured by the sanctions-hit Russian Ingosstrakh. This is another indication of the difficulties with Moscow's oil trading.

Black Sea CPC blend oil exports will fall by 9% in August

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

Two sources familiar with the plans said that the Black Sea CPC blend oil exports through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium system (CPC) are expected to drop to 4.9 million tons in August, from the 5.4 millions planned for July. Calculations showed…

One person killed after a Ukrainian drone strikes a ferry in russian port, according to regional governor

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

Veniamin Kodratyev, the regional governor of the southern Krasnodar Region in Russia, said that a Ukrainian drone attacked a ferry in Port Kavkaz and killed a person. The RIA news agency, citing a source from emergency services, reported that…

Lukoil increases its July loading plan by 140,000 t of oil

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

Market sources reported that Lukoil - Russia's largest oil company - has increased its crude oil loading for July by about 140,000 tons after Ukraine stopped oil transit from Europe via the Druzhba pipe. Lukoil will load the Suzemax ship Arus at Novorossiisk, Russia, on July 23-24.

Russia conducts naval drills in the White Sea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

The Russian Defence Ministry reported that Russian warships had conducted routine combat training in the White Sea, involving a convoy of ships and defending them. Two small anti-submarine vessels, the Onega, and the Naryan Mar, practiced the…

Ministry says Ukraine's grain harvest for 2024 is 13.8 million tonnes so far

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

The farm ministry announced on Friday that Ukraine has harvested over 13.8 million tons of grain so far. According to the ministry, farmers have harvested 10.3 millions tons of wheat as well as 3.1 million tonnes of barley. In addition, 319.300 tons of beans were harvested.

Financial Times - July 19,

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

These are the most popular stories from the Financial Times. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. Overview - On Thursday, the Bank of England announced that it was experiencing a temporary outage of its CHAPS interbank payments system.

Air India sends ferry to Russia to pick up stranded US bound passengers

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

Air India announced on Friday that a plane containing food and other necessities was heading to Russia to pick up passengers who were stranded there after an earlier flight bound for San Francisco made an emergency landing. Air India's aircraft…

Russian Urals crude price holds firm in Indian ports: traders

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

Traders said that the price of Russian Urals crude is stable in Indian ports. The market's attention has shifted to cargoes due to load next month, amid an anticipated limited lifting plan for Russia’s western ports. In Indian ports, urals oil…

UK adds 11 names to Russia sanctions list

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

An official notice published on Thursday showed that Britain has added 11 new sanctions to its Russia sanctions regime in relation to the conflict in Ukraine. The government stated that the sanctions against ships such as Zaliv Amurskiy, SCF…

Ukraine reports that five people were killed in an attack by Russia on the eastern Donetsk Region

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

Prosecutors said that Russian airstrikes on Ukraine's frontline Donetsk Region on Thursday killed five civilians, injured three more, and damaged private homes and a residential structure. The general prosecutor's Office announced on Telegram…

Sea drone alert in Russia's Black Sea port ends

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

On Thursday morning, the mayor of Novorossiisk in Russia's Black Sea port issued a sea-drone alert that lasted more than two full hours. Meanwhile, a group unmanned Ukrainian boats were destroyed near Crimea. In his first message sent via Telegram…

Ukraine delays resumption ferry services to Georgia, says company

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

According to its timetable, Ukrainian ferry company Ukrferry postponed resuming ferry service between Ukraine and Georgia. The service was suspended after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Last month, the company announced that it would resume service from the Black Sea Port of Chornomorsk on July 9.

Kremlin sees NATO warships' 'concentrated' presence in the Black Sea as a danger to Russia

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

The Kremlin announced on Thursday that Russia will consider any plans for a permanent NATO presence in the Black Sea a threat given the alliance's role in the Ukraine conflict. Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin's spokesman, made this comment when reporters…

India increases ESPO Blend Oil purchases from June to August as Chinese demand declines

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

India has increased its purchases of Russia’s Far East ESPO blend oil for arrival in June and July, as China, a major buyer of this grade, purchased less. This was confirmed by two sources who are involved in the Russian crude oil trade and LSEG data.

Ukraine: Russia's last patrol ship in Crimea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 15, 2024

Ukraine's Navy said on Monday that Moscow’s last naval patrol vessel had left Russian occupied Crimea. It was "most likely," to rebase somewhere else after Kyiv’s coordinated military campaign to combat the Black Sea Peninsula as it battles Russian invaders.

Two killed in Russian "double tap" attack on town near Kharkiv

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 13, 2024

Officials said that Russian forces launched "double tap" rocket attacks on Saturday against a small village near Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv. Two people were killed, including an official from the emergency services and a policeman.

Germany refuses to be intimidated by Russia following a reported plot against Rheinmetall CEO

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 12, 2024

The German government announced on Friday that Berlin takes reports of an assassination plot against the head of Rheinmetall arms manufacturer very seriously. It will not be intimidated by Russian threats. CNN and The New York Times reported on Thursday that U.S.

When asked about a possible resume of the Black Sea grain trade, Kremlin says that it has not ruled anything out.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 12, 2024

Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, told reporters Friday that Russia has not ruled out any scenario regarding a possible resume of the now defunct Black Sea Grain Deal. After a meeting on Thursday with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy…

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