Norway has seized the Russian state-owned Professor Molchanov in Svalbard as Naftogaz seeks to enforce a $4.22 billion arbitration award against Russia.
Sanctioned heavy-lift vessels Glory Ocean and Bright Ocean have delivered TMR-001 and TMR-002 modules to Novatek’s Belokamenka yard for the Arctic LNG 2 project.
U.S. lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent Chinese and Russian government-linked research vessels from operating in U.S. Arctic waters amid growing security concerns near Alaska.
A Chinese-owned vessel was hit during a Russian drone strike on Odesa, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, days before Vladimir Putin’s planned state visit to Beijing.
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.
Ukraine’s SBU says “Sub Sea Baby” underwater drones badly damaged a Russian submarine in Novorossiysk and put it out of action, while Moscow denies any damage and says its ships and crews remain on duty.
A Comoros-flagged tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet has become the third vessel hit by a Ukrainian sea drone in the Black Sea, unsettling shipping and pushing up war-risk costs as Moscow issues new threats.
Russia failed to win an IMO Council seat after receiving only 47 votes at the 132nd Assembly, falling short of the 113 needed and ranking 22nd in the Category C ballot.
Russia awaits a crucial IMO vote as it seeks to regain its Category (a) council seat after losing it for 2024–25, amid stiff competition across all categories at the London assembly.
