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December 31, 2024
On Tuesday, Ukrainian military intelligence reported that one of their naval drones destroyed a Russian helicopter in the Black Sea and damaged another. Ukraine's GUR intelligence agency reported on Telegram that a Magura V5 naval drone with…
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December 30, 2024
Karpowership of Turkey, the owner of a fleet of floating power plants, announced on Monday that it is just one of several options being considered for providing electricity in Syria. After rebels supported by Turkey overthrew Bashar al Assad in Syria's neighbouring country this month…
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December 30, 2024
The Finnish Coast Guard said Monday that it would deploy one of its patrol boats and a towboat to help an oil tanker in the Gulf of Finland after its engine failed. It was trying to avoid environmental damage. The coast guard reported that the 183-metre-long (600-foot-long) M/T Jazz…
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December 29, 2024
Authorities in Moldova's. separatist Transdniestria region on Sunday cut off gas products. to numerous state institutions as a deal enabling Russian gas to. transit through Ukraine concerns an end at the close of the. year. The cutoff was enforced 2 days before the transit deal runs.
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December 26, 2024
According to LSEG, a sanctioned LNG-tanker named "Mulan", that approached Novatek’s SAAM FSU floating store facility in Murmansk in December 21, is now sailing around Northern Europe on its way towards Port Said, Egypt. The vessel should arrive at its destination by January 6, 2025.
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December 25, 2024
The owner of the Russian cargo vessel Ursa Major, which sank into the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, said that the ship was a victim of an "act of terrorism". This statement came from the state news agency RIA. Two of the 16 crew members were reported missing after an explosion in the engine room.
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December 23, 2024
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December 20, 2024
Sources and LSEG shipping information showed that a second shipment of 54,000 metric tonnes of Russian wheat, out of the 430,000 Egypt purchased in September, left the port at Novorossiysk last Friday. The Russian agricultural watchdog confirmed…
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December 16, 2024
Denys Schmyhal, Ukrainian Prime Minister, said that a deal to allow the transit of Russian Gas through Ukraine would not be extended past the end of this year as certain European countries intensified their search for supplies. Shmyhal wrote…
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December 16, 2024
Denys Schmyhal, Ukrainian Prime Minister, said Monday that a deal to allow the transit of Russian Gas through his country will not be extended past the end of this year. Shmyhal wrote on Telegram after speaking with Slovak Prime Minster Robert…
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December 16, 2024
The EU's crop-monitoring service reported on Monday that cereal fields are in general good condition in Europe after a mild, dry spell helped them recover from an autumn soggy. However, grain belts near the Black Sea lack hardiness for the winter.
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December 16, 2024
Analysts report that the Northwest European imports for residual fuel oil in November were at their highest level in three years. This was due to a rush to replenish the scarce supply of high sulphur fuel oils (HSFO). The Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) area…
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December 16, 2024
In a Monday statement, the EU Commission announced that it had adopted a fifteenth package of sanctions for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This included tougher measures towards Chinese entities, and more vessels of Moscow's shadow fleet. The total number of vessels listed has increased by 52…
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December 16, 2024
In a Monday statement, the EU Commission announced that it had adopted a fifteenth package of sanctions for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This included tougher measures towards Chinese entities, and an increase in vessels from Moscow’s shadow fleet.
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December 16, 2024
Norway announced on Monday that it would be providing 2.7 billion crowns (242 millions of dollars) to help strengthen the Ukrainian Navy and deter Russian Naval Forces in the Black Sea. The government stated that a large part of the funds will…
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December 11, 2024
Diplomats reported that the European Union ambassadors had agreed on a 15th set of sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine. The package targets its shadow tanker fleet as well as Chinese companies making drones to be used by Moscow.
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December 10, 2024
A judicial source reported that an Italian court sentenced on Tuesday three people to prison terms of up to 16-years for their role in a shipwreck involving migrants in which 94 people perished last year. The nighttime shipwreck that occurred near Cutro in southern Calabria on February 26…
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December 10, 2024
Satellite images show that Russian naval vessels have left Moscow's Tartous base on Syria's coastline and some have dropped their anchors offshore after the overthrow by rebel forces of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. A photo taken by Planet…
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December 8, 2024
Three sources who have direct knowledge of this matter said that the first shipment of Egypt's 430,000 metric ton purchase of Russian wheat started loading on Saturday after a delay of nearly three months. The shipment of 63,000 tonnes has been…
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December 6, 2024
The Agriculture Ministry announced on Friday that Ukraine's grain imports for 2024/25 had reached nearly 18.9 million metric tonnes as of December 6, compared to about 13.7 millions tons in Dec. 2006, according to data. This volume consisted of 9.1 million tonnes of wheat…
