Fleet

Taiwan said it detained a Chinese-linked ship suspected of cutting an undersea cable on Tuesday.It’s still investigating if the incident was sabotage but warned of “gray zone” tactics from China.That mirrors a dilemma faced by NATO in the Baltic Sea with vessels linked to China and Russia.After months of suspecting…

By Florence Tan and Siyi Liu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Supertanker freight rates jumped after the U.S. expanded sanctions on Russian oil trade and sent traders rushing to book ships to pick up supply from other countries to go to China and India, shipbrokers and traders said. Chinese and Indian refiners…

Ukrainian long-range drones attacked a key Russian port over the weekend, a security source said.Video footage shows a drone striking the facility and causing a massive fireball.Russia’s Ust-Luga port is used to support a murky and deceptive “shadow fleet.”Ukrainian forces carried out an attack on a major commercial port in…

Germany’s foreign minister urged new European Union sanctions on Russia’s dark fleet.As part of a probe into a cut cable, Finland said last week it detained a ship that may be from the dark fleet.The case is being investigated as “aggravated criminal mischief,” Finnish police said.Germany’s foreign minister has called…

Russia may deploy its navy to protect its shadow fleet transporting sanctioned oil.The West has increased sanctions on Russia’s oil industry and is zooming in on its shadow fleet.Russia’s economy faces challenges like inflation, a weak ruble, and high interest rates.Russia may ratchet up “risky and threatening behavior” against NATO…

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has adopted a 15th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, including tougher measures against Chinese entities and more vessels from Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet, the EU Commission said in a statement on Monday. The new sanctions package…