At least two vessels loaded with Russian oil bound for refiners in India have diverted to other destinations following new U.S. sanctions, trade sources said, and LSEG trade flows showed.The U.S. Treasury Department this week imposed sanctions on more than 115 Iran-linked individuals, entities, and ships, some of which are involved in transporting Russian oil.U.S. President Donald Trump has urged countries to halt purchases of oil from Moscow…
Tanker freight rates for shipping Urals crude from Russia’s western ports to India rose further in late September and early October, tracking a sharp increase in loadings last month, industry sources said.Indian refiners continue to buy Russian oil despite punitive U…
Russian wheat export prices rose last week in response to news of a large Iranian purchase and against a backdrop of limited supply, as bad weather at ports hampered shipments, analysts said.The price for Russian wheat with 12.5% protein content…
The Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, a major outlet for Russian oil exports, partially resumed operations on Saturday following disruptions and damage caused by Ukrainian drone strikes, two sources familiar with the matter said.Primorsk, which is capable of loading some 1 million barrels of oil per day…
“Russian and Ukrainian grain shipments are estimated to have plunged 49% combined y/y between January and August 2025. Both countries had a smaller export surplus following weaker grain harvests in the second half of 2024. Overall, the combined…
Russian grain exports via the Black Sea port Kavkaz, which accounted for almost a quarter of all seaborne exports last season, have been significantly hampered this month due to new ship entry and inspection requirements, industry sources said…
Four liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers carrying cargoes from Russia's Arctic LNG 2 plant, sanctioned over Moscow's war in Ukraine, are headed east toward Asia, according to ship tracking data from Kpler and LSEG.The Christophe De Margerie…
Russia plans to increase exports from its western ports to nearly two million barrels per day in August, about 200,000 bpd more than a previous estimate, after two refineries cut runs following Ukrainian drone attacks, two industry sources said…
Russia's seaborne grain exports fell by 25.4% in the recently ended 2024-2025 season to around 46 million metric tons, shipping data from industry sources released on Monday showed.Russia, the world's leading wheat exporter, delivered grain…
Russia's Yamal LNG plant, operated by Novatek, has dispatched a first cargo of liquefied natural gas this season via the Northern Sea Route to China, Kommersant daily reported on Friday, citing Kpler data.It said the Arc 7 ice-class tanker Georgiy…
IFreight rates for Russian oil shipments from the Baltic ports to India eased further in the period from late May to early June, thanks to high tanker availability, but the trend may reverse if Europe's proposed lower price cap comes to fruition…
Russia's seaborne grain exports fell to 2.1 million metric tons in May, a fall of 62.9% compared to the same month of 2024, according to shipping data from industry sources released on Monday.Russia, the world's leading wheat exporter, shipped…
Russian farming conglomerate Rusagro began exporting sunflower oil from the St Petersburg terminal (PNT) on the Baltic Sea as it seeks to overcome bottlenecks at Black Sea ports, according to LSEG data and four sources.Russia, the world's leading wheat exporter…
The EU has just adopted its 16th sanctions package against Russia. The package targets systemically important sectors of the Russian economy such as energy, trade, transport, infrastructure and financial services.To curb the risk of our sanctions being bypassed…
“Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the volume of dry bulk shipments from the two countries combined is 6% below pre-war levels. However, the past 12 months have seen the countries’ dry bulk shipments develop in complete opposite directions…
