The General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces said it hit the Russia-flagged vessel in the port of Kavkaz, which lies in the Kerch Strait separating the Crimean Peninsula from Russia

With a second Trump term on the cards, a crackdown on Iranian exports could increase demand for VLCCs loading crude in other countries. Elsewhere in a Trump 2.0 landscape, any winding down of the Russia-Ukraine situation could be either positive or negative for tanker rates, says Jefferies analyst Omar Nokta

A Russian-owned and flagged bulk carrier that has routinely berthed at occupied Crimea received UN approval to unload in the Houthi-controlled port of Saleef

Underwriters’ confidence boosted by enhanced Ukrainian command of waterways and state subsidies to reduce marine insurance premiums

Ukraine’s air force said the attack involved an Iskander-M ballistic missile, four Kh-59/Kh-69 missiles and 20 drones, 14 of which were shot down

Cameroon-flagged vessel Usko Mfu had unloaded cargo in Sevastopol from Türkiye at the end of May and in early June

Vessels transiting the Black Sea continue to take strange routes and AIS jamming near the port has increased in recent weeks in a bid to counter Ukrainian attacks

The Ukrainian government has called on IMO member states to bring their flag administrations into line after accusing 24 vessels of shipping Ukrainian grain from occupied Crimea

The service is the latest example of shipping returning to Ukraine, after MSC launched service to Odesa from Türkiye earlier this week

Ukraine has successfully reinstated it maritime trade, tonnage is available and shipowners are willing to sail the Black Sea. But questions remain about the availability of cargo and whether ports can cope with the realities of war

Ukraine’s ports have been severely damaged by Russian attacks. But with post-war European integration on the cards, steps are being taken to prepare them for the future

Product tankers have benefited from the Ukraine-Russia war, Red Sea attacks, and Panama Canal restrictions. But even without those disruptions, underlying fundamentals are strong, maintains Carlos Balestra di Mottola, the new chief executive of d’Amico International Shipping

The extent of the damage caused to the Tuapse refinery is not yet clear, but operations had only restarted after the complex was shutdown by a drone strike hit in January

Philosophy is to act as lead wherever possible, director of marine confirms

Scheme to operate in partnership with Ukrainian insurer VUSO

Following last year’s joint investigation with Lloyd’s List on Russia’s evolving tactics to export grain from occupied Ukraine, Bellingcat uncovers two more bulkers flying the Russian flag that have joined the grain-plundering fleet out of the Russia-occupied port of Sevastopol