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Finland detects jamming of satellite navigation and spoofing on the Baltic Sea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 31, 2024

The Coast Guard of Finland said that it had detected constant disruptions in satellite navigation signals over the Baltic Sea from April. In recent weeks, tankers have been spoofing location data in order to hide visits to Russia. Lulu Ranne…

Russia accuses UK using Black Sea to supply Ukraine with weapons

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 30, 2024

Russia accused Britain on Wednesday of using the Black Sea grain canal to deliver weapons to Ukraine after London denied its allegations that Russian attacks against Ukrainian ports disrupted vital grain supplies for other nations. Last week…

InVivo targets Ukrainian wheat in order to counter Russian expansion

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 23, 2024

The chief executive of InVivo, a cooperative that produces wheat for export in France and Ukraine, said Wednesday the group is looking at new markets to expand after being beaten by Russian wheat to Algeria. Thierry Blandinieres, a member of the group that has a range of activities…

Morocco will import more wheat than France from Russia in 2024/25: grain traders chief

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 1, 2024

Omar Yacoubi, head of the Moroccan grain trader's association (FNCL), said that Russia will surpass France as Morocco's leading soft wheat supplier in 2024/25. Morocco must import 5 million tons of soft grain after a poor domestic harvest caused by drought, said the official.

Data shows that a sanctioned LNG tanker passes through the Suez Canal.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 30, 2024

LSEG data revealed on Monday that the Pioneer tanker sanctioned by America for its links with Russian-sourced liquefied gas (LNG) has passed through Suez Canal carrying an LNG cargo. It was not immediately known where the LNG-flagged Pioneer would be heading or what its source was.

Britain announces new Russia shipping sanctions

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 26, 2024

The UK announced on Thursday that it has sanctioned two shipping companies and five ships under its Russian sanctions regime. In the first week of this month, Britain sanctioned 10 more ships from Russia's "shadow fleet", a group of vessels…

Hvaldimir, a Russian spy whale found dead in Norway

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 2, 2024

According to the non-profit organization that monitored the whale, a beluga whale suspected of spying on behalf of Russia and discovered in Norwegian waters 5 years ago was found dead. A father and son were fishing in southern Norway when they…

Three Swiss NGO offices in Kharkiv were damaged by Russian attacks, Ukraine reports

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 24, 2024

Local officials reported that on Wednesday, Russia launched a number of attacks against the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine and its surrounding area, killing at least three people and wounding six others. The office of an NGO for mine clearance from Switzerland was also damaged.

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.

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.

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…

Bloomberg News: Russia sent Kilo submarine twice to Irish Sea.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 1, 2024

Bloomberg News reported Monday that Russian attack subs have carried out missions in the Irish Sea two times since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, citing sources familiar with the issue. Reports indicate that the first deployment of the Russian…

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.

US, Canada and Finland launch efforts to build icebreaking ships while China and Russia collaborate in Arctic

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 11, 2024

A senior U.S. official announced that the U.S. will be forming a consortium with Canada and Finland to build icebreakers. This move is intended to boost shipbuilding among allies and to counter Russia and China's increasing influence in strategic polar regions.

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