Latvia, a member of the European Union and NATO, has emerged as one of the top five importers of Russian grain this marketing season despite strained political ties, as Moscow redirects exports from the Azov-Black Sea basin to Baltic ports.Latvia imported 431,700 metric tons of Russian grain between July and October, consultancy ProZerno said.Iran remained the largest buyer of Russian grain during the period…
Russian diesel cargoes are returning to their traditional destinations after the US suspended sanctions and secured the lifting of an export ban, with at least two tankers signalling trips to Turkey and Brazil in recent days, according to shipping data from Kpler and LSEG…
Russian forces hit two ships delivering military and dual-use cargo to Ukraine's port city of Mykolaiv, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday, without mentioning any energy facilities following US President Donald Trump's announcement on Sunday of an energy ceasefire…
Russian wheat export prices rose last week amid a firmer Black Sea market, while increased grain shipments helped halt a decline in domestic prices, analysts said.Consultancy IKAR said that, by the end of last week, export prices for wheat with 12…
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia proposed a European Union ban on Friday on Russian grain exports through the bloc in a letter addressed to European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.The Baltic…
Russia imported more than 176,000 tons of petroleum products from South Korean ports in July and August, easing the impact of a fuel crisis caused by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries, Ukraine's top sanctions official said on Tuesday…
Russian forces carried out a series of strikes across Ukraine overnight and later on Thursday, targeting facilities and vessels that Moscow said were linked to the Ukrainian military.Russia's Defence Ministry said the overnight strikes targeted…
Russia has begun commercial oil exports from Rosneft's Vostok Oil, its vast Arctic development that Moscow is counting on to lift crude production following years of delays and sanctions.The launch comes as Russia looks for new sources of production…
Fewer countries are buying Russian wheat after attacks by Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea have kept a key export route closed since July, data from the Russian Grain Union lobby group showed on Wednesday.The data showed that only eight countries bought wheat from Russia…
Russian wheat export prices fell last week in line with global markets, and analysts are revising their estimates for shipments from Russia in September upwards, although they remain at multi-year lows.According to consultancy IKAR, export prices for wheat with a 12…
Russian companies have been re-purposing fertilizer, coal, and other cargo terminals at Russia's Baltic and Arctic ports - including Ust-Luga and Murmansk - to handle grain exports after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted shipments through the Black Sea…
Russia's seaborne oil product exports rose 16.4% month-on-month in August to 4.57 million metric tons, as some domestic refineries completed unplanned maintenance, according to industry sources and Reuters calculations.Fuel exports, mainly naphtha and fuel oil…
Iran is gradually re-routing its imports of Russian wheat to the Caspian Sea as shipments via the Black Sea stall due to Ukrainian drone attacks and because the Strait of Hormuz is closed, analysts said on Thursday.Iran is one of the biggest buyers of Russian wheat…
Freight rates for Russian oil shipments from Novorossiysk to India remain high despite a sharp correction in the Mediterranean tanker market, as many shipowners continue to avoid the Russian Black Sea port because of security risks, shipping and trading sources said…
Russia has shipped more than 10 million barrels of crude oil via the Northern Sea Route so far this year, boosting supplies to China as buyers seek alternative sources amid disruptions to Iranian exports and concerns over Middle East shipping routes…
