How Could Ukraine Win The War?

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Former US Army Europe commanding general Ben Hodges is questioned by host Anne McElvoy about his reasons for believing that a Ukrainian triumph is inevitable, as reported by The Economist.

An irreversible momentum

Former US Army Europe commanding general BEN HODGES thinks that following the liberation of Kherson, Ukraine has gained “an irreversible momentum.” By the summer, he believes, the US will be able to declare victory over Russia. He is asked by host Anne...

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The World Is In Its ‘First Truly Global Energy Crisis’

Tightening markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide and major oil producers cutting supply have put the world in the middle of “the first truly global energy crisis”, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), reports The Reuters.

LNG imports

Rising imports of LNG to Europe amid the Ukraine crisis and a potential rebound in Chinese appetite for the fuel will tighten the market as only 20 billion cubic meters of new LNG capacity will come to market next year, IEA Executive...

https://mfame.guru/the-world-is-in-its-first-truly-global-energy-crisis/

Number Of VLCC Subjects Heading East Rise 46%

  • US crude exports to Europe rise to 2.05 million b/d for August
  • Europe number one US crude export destination taking 47% share in Q2

VLCC freight rates for hauling crude from the US Gulf Coast to China have hit a two-year high at lump sum $10 million, attributable to burgeoning oil demand, a tightened position list and changing trade flows that began with the Russia-Ukraine war, reports SP Global.

Russian-Ukraine War alters flows

Another factor leading to the increases in freight to Asia from the...

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Ukraine crisis does not appear to have induced a seafarer shortage on the Australian trades

Pictured: this stock-library sourced image, shows an officer aboard a ship. Photo credit: Ciel Cheng via Unsplash.

Queries have been raised with Shipping Australia as to whether or not there is a shortage of seafarers on the Australian ocean shipping trades because of the tragic conflict in Ukraine.

Shipping Australia has not received reports from its members that there is a shortage of crew because of the crisis in Ukraine.

Such concerns currently appear to be unsupported by evidence.

Given that...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/ukraine-crisis-does-not-appear-to-have-induced-a-seafarer-shortage-on-the-australian-trades/

Russia promises Black Sea safe corridor to evacuate seafarers and ships from Ukraine

Graphic: a sketch map of the safe corridor in the Northern Black Sea. Graphic credit: Russia’s Mission to the International Maritime Organization.

Russia’s Mission to the International Maritime Organization has declared that there will be a “humanitarian maritime corridor” in the Black Sea.

The Mission wrote to IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim announcing that there would be a 139 mile long, 3 mile wide safe corridor operating daily from 08:00 to 19:00 (Universal Time plus three hours). The...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/russia-promises-black-sea-safe-corridor-to-evacuate-seafarers-and-ships-from-ukraine/

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