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Five dead after migrant vessel hits coast guard vessel in northwest Turkey

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 7, 2025

A local governor's report said that five people were killed, and one was severely injured, when a boat with migrants struck a Turkish Coast Guard vessel in the northwest of Turkey on Sunday. The search for a missing individual is underway. The…

Manager citing data: Arctic LNG 2 has delivered its first cargo

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 4, 2025

A senior manager from the majority shareholder said on Thursday that Russia's Arctic LNG 2 has delivered its first LNG shipment, citing data from ship tracking. As you can see, the first vessel entered China according to data. Data from Kpler showed that China had received its first LNG cargo…

Indian oil minister denies that country is benefiting from Russian imports

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 1, 2025

Hardeep Singh Puri said that India does not profit from Russian oil imports. Its purchases have stabilized markets and kept prices from increasing to $200 per barrel. India has been targeted by the U.S. for its Russian crude purchases. President…

Ukraine vows retaliation after Russian attacks on the power sector

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 31, 2025

Nearly 60,000 Ukrainians were left without power overnight after Russian drones attacked power plants in the north and south of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has promised to retaliate with more strikes inside Russia. In the last few weeks…

Norwegian government: Norway chooses British-made ships for its Navy

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 31, 2025

Norway's government announced on Sunday that the Norwegian Navy plans to order a new fleet of British-made ships to strengthen its maritime defense. Germany, France Britain and the United States all submitted competing designs for frigates in…

The largest flotilla ever for Gaza is hoped to pressurize Israel to end the blockade

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 29, 2025

Pro-Palestinian activist who are preparing to sail from Spain to Gaza on Sunday in dozens boats carrying aid, have asked governments to pressurize Israel to allow the flotilla through the naval blocksade. The Global Sumud Flotilla, which includes hundreds of people from 44 different countries…

Trade flows could be affected by Asia's promise to increase US farm imports

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 28, 2025

Southeast Asian nations will reshape the global grain and oilseed trade flow through U.S. deals, which include increasing agriculture purchases. Increased American shipments are expected to displace Australian, Canadian, and Russian supply.

RWE CEO does not see the need to write down a major US offshore project

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 27, 2025

RWE is the No.2 offshore wind developer in the world. RWE, the world's No. Markus Krebber, a journalist, told reporters that the so-called Community Offshore Wind Project, in which RWE holds a 73%-27% share with Britain's National Grid and has not been invested, had been put on hold.

Turkey searches for missing Russian swimmers in Bosphorus Race

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 25, 2025

Turkish authorities reported on Monday that Russian Nikolay Svechnikov was missing at the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race held in Istanbul on Sunday. Turkish National Olympic Committee (TNOC) said that search and rescue operations…

What are the likely topics of discussion at the US-South Korea Summit?

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 25, 2025

U.S. president Donald Trump hosted South Korean president Lee Jae Myung at Washington on Monday for their first meeting after they struck a deal last month that lowered U.S. duties on the Asian ally from 25% to 15%. Trump said that he would…

Russian Navy practices defending themselves against "underwater saboteurs" in Baltic Sea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 22, 2025

The defence ministry announced on Friday that Russian forces conducted an exercise in Baltic Sea, including drills for repelling an underwater attack. The ministry reported that units of divers "demonstrated their skills in detecting, capturing…

What are the likely topics of discussion at the US-South Korea Summit?

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 22, 2025

Donald Trump, the U.S. president, will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for their first meeting in Washington on Monday. The two countries had struck a deal on trade last month that reduced U.S. duties on the Asian ally from 25% to 15%. Alongside trade, U.S.

CPC Blend exports to drop in September, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 14, 2025

Three trade sources have told us that Black Sea CPC blend crude oil exports in September will be just shy of 1.6m barrels a day. This is a significant drop from the 1.66 million bpd that was scheduled to be loaded in August. Two sources confirmed…

Source in the Indian government says that Nayara Energy is looking for ships to transport refined fuels from India.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 7, 2025

A government source revealed on Thursday that the private refiner Nayara Energy backed by Russia, which had been sanctioned last month by the European Union, was seeking help from India's Shipping Ministry to obtain vessels for the transportation of its refined fuels.

Days after Trump's move, Russian and Chinese navies have practiced destroying an 'enemy sub'

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 6, 2025

Russian and Chinese navies practiced hunting down and destroying an opponent submarine in the Sea of Japan. This was announced by Russia's Defence Ministry on Wednesday. Days earlier, U.S. president Donald Trump had said that he moved two U.S. nuke subs closer towards Russia.

Greek defence industry plans are based on anti-drone systems

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 5, 2025

In just a few minutes, a new anti-drone Greek system showed what it was capable of. Centauros, a system developed by the European Union, was tested in the Red Sea last year. It detected and quickly destroyed two aerial drones fired by Yemeni…

After Trump's order for a submarine, the Kremlin warns against nuclear rhetoric

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 4, 2025

In its first reaction to Donald Trump's statement that he ordered the repositioning nuclear submarines in the United States, the Kremlin warned everyone on Monday against using nuclear rhetoric. Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, played down…

Two people are killed in a collision between a bus and a train in Russia's Leningrad Region

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 4, 2025

The regional railway administration reported on Monday that at least two people died and 10 were injured in a collision between a bus and a freight rail in the Russian region of Leningrad. The railway administration in Leningrad, northwest Russia…

Russian and Chinese naval forces conduct anti-submarine and artillery drills in the Sea of Japan

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 3, 2025

As part of joint exercises scheduled, the Russian Pacific Fleet said on Sunday that the Russian and Chinese navies were conducting artillery and counter-submarine drills at sea in Japan. Two days after U.S. president Donald Trump claimed that he had a plan, the drills take place.

Turkey buys feed barley at tender, seeking 225,000 T, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 31, 2025

The Turkish state grain board TMO began buying animal feed barley on Thursday in an international auction. Initially, about 25,000 metric tonnes were purchased by the TMO. The tender was for a total of 225,000 metric tonnes and it is expected that more will be bought later on Thursday.

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