By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russia isn’t taking any chances during the launch of its new flagship LNG project. Following ongoing Ukrainian operations against Russia’s energy infrastructure, the country’s military…
https://gcaptain.com/russia-launches-worlds-largest-lng-facility-under-military-protection/
The surge of Hong Kong shipments to Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 underscores the city’s extensive role in helping US adversaries avoid international sanctions, a new analysis published by the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation shows. The 62-page report, Beneath...
Russia and China conducted a joint bomber flight that entered Alaska’s Air Defense Identification Zone on Wednesday, marking the first time the two countries have flown near the United States.
The North American...
By Alex Longley, Eleanor Thornber and Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Yemen’s Houthi militants have attacked more merchant ships hauling Russian commodities than products from anywhere else in the world, highlighting the…
https://gcaptain.com/russian-commodities-arent-safe-from-houthi-attacks-in-red-sea/
By Eleanor Thornber and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) –Russia’s first oil shipment of the year is traveling through the nation’s Northern Sea Route to China, with more vessels expected to follow…
https://gcaptain.com/western-sanctions-houthi-attacks-boost-appeal-of-russias-arctic-sea-route/
(Bloomberg) — Russia loaded a fourth sanctioned tanker owned by state-run Sovcomflot PJSC, testing the resolve of Group of Seven nations who’re attempting to clamp down on the fleet of…
https://gcaptain.com/russia-loads-fourth-sanctioned-sovcomflot-tanker-in-snub-to-west/
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russian LNG producer Novatek appears set to dispatch the next production line of its Arctic LNG 2 plant this week. The second gravity-based platform (GBS)…
https://gcaptain.com/russias-novatek-readying-second-train-of-arctic-lng-2-for-sailaway/
The complex insurance picture surrounding the so-called dark fleet of tankers trading around the world has become even more unsure. Following the UK government’s decision to sanction Russian insurance provider Ingosstrakh earlier this year, London-headquartered West of England P&I Club has warned...
https://splash247.com/sanctioned-russian-insurer-clouds-dark-fleet-picture-further/
The High North remains the “shortest and least defended threat sector” to the U.S., the deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command said Tuesday.
It’s important for allies and the joint force operating in the region to monitor domain awareness, from the sea to space, and to respond if necessary, Army Lt. Gen. Thomas Carden said the day after the...
MOSCOW, July 23 (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Tuesday said that Russia’s cooperation with China in the Arctic was not aimed against any other country and said U.S. criticism of such work was misplaced….
https://gcaptain.com/kremlin-says-russian-arctic-cooperation-with-china-is-not-aimed-against-anyone/