Estonia said on Thursday that Moscow had briefly sent a fighter jet into NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea during an attempt to stop a Russian-bound oil tanker thought to be part of a “shadow fleet” defying Western sanctions on Moscow.
https://gcaptain.com/estonia-confirms-russia-sent-jet-after-attempt-to-stop-sanction-breaking-ship/
The European Union must focus on a new sanctions package to suffocate Russia’s economy and force President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine, France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
https://gcaptain.com/eu-ramps-up-pressure-on-russias-economy-with-17th-sanctions-package/
India has approved three Russian insurers, including a unit of top lender Sberbank, to provide marine cover to ships arriving at Indian ports, a government notification shows, helping Moscow maintain oil supplies to a key market.
https://gcaptain.com/india-approves-more-russian-insurers-to-provide-marine-cover/
(Bloomberg) — Four new Russian companies have sought India’s approval to provide insurance for crude oil tankers docking at ports in the South Asian nation, according to people familiar with…
https://gcaptain.com/more-russian-insurers-seek-indian-nod-for-oil-tanker-coverage/
By Julian Lee Apr 4, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Three Greek oil tankers are going on detours of thousands of miles to deliver crude from Russia’s Baltic Sea to customers in Asia. The…
https://gcaptain.com/greek-ships-go-thousands-of-miles-further-to-deliver-russian-oil/
The insurance issued to dozens of aging oil tankers used by Russia to skirt international sanctions was bogus, according to Norwegian authorities now investigating the small firm behind the forged documents.
https://gcaptain.com/firm-issued-fake-insurance-for-russian-oil-tankers-norways-fsa-says/
By Rakesh Sharma and Weilun Soon Mar 28, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A tanker carrying Russian crude for state-run Indian Oil Corp. has been denied entry to a local port due to a…
https://gcaptain.com/indian-port-bars-tanker-hauling-russian-crude/
US sanctions on Russia’s oil tanker fleet are showing signs of faltering, after a clutch of blacklisted vessels loaded cargoes for the first time in more than a year to drive up the country’s crude shipments.
https://gcaptain.com/russian-oil-flows-surge-in-sign-us-sanctions-starting-to-crumble/
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth year, Moscow is increasingly resorting to clandestine cargo transfers as it wrestles with sanctions and tries to keep its oil exports flowing.
https://gcaptain.com/russia-steps-up-covert-cargo-transfers-to-keep-its-oil-moving/