Italian financial police in Brindisi seized a Tuvalu-flagged bulk carrier loaded with black metal after uncovering a concealed Novorossiysk call, an AIS blackout and suspected falsified voyage documents.
Swedish customs officers have boarded the sanctioned Russian freighter Adler in Swedish waters after an engine failure, inspecting its cargo as EU- and US-sanctioned owner M Leasing LLC comes under scrutiny.
The European Union has lifted sanctions on Red Box Energy Services’ Polar Class heavy-lift vessels Audax and Pugnax, previously tied to Russian Arctic LNG construction, gCaptain reported.
The Netherlands has urged the EU to add Houthis to its terrorism list after the Iran-backed group attacked Dutch cargo ship Minervagracht in the Gulf of Aden.
Adani Group has moved to bar Western-sanctioned tankers from its Indian ports, underscoring rising pressure from U.S.-led efforts to curb Russian oil trade.
