Russia to pay Greenpeace $3m for illegal detention of ship 

Russia has agreed to pay EUR2.7 million (USD3 million) to Greenpeace in compensation for unlawful detention…

Ukraine appeals detention of vessels, 24 sailors by Russia

Ukraine has submitted an appeal to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) requesting…

Putin inaugurates Russia’s first LNG floating storage facility

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday inaugurated the country’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Floating Storage…

Russia rejects U.S. call to release Ukrainian ships, sailors

Russia on Friday rejected a United States call to release ships and sailors, saying it could…

OPL 245: Russia urges Italy to drop bribery charges against envoy

Russia has asked Italy to drop charges against a former ambassador caught up in Nigeria’s OPL…

Ukraine drags Russia to EU rights court over captured sailors

The European Court of Human Rights on Friday, said Ukraine has filed a complaint against Russia…

Ukrainian sea ports under blockage by Russia – Official

Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister, Volodymyr Omelyan, on Thursday said two Ukrainian Azov Sea ports are effectively under…

LNG carrier hits berth at Russia’s Sakhalin Energy jetty

The Grand Elena tanker, carrying 145,000 cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has hit a…

Russia uses cargo ship to block Ukrainian navy vessels

Russia used a huge cargo ship to block Ukrainian navy vessels from entering the Sea of…

Ukrainian ports run normal operations despite tensions with Russia

  Despite tensions between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian commercial ports in Azov Sea are operating normally.…

Russia reopens Kerch Strait to shipping amidst Ukraine standoff

Russia in the early hours of Monday morning reopened the Kerch Strait near Crimea, to shipping…

UK calls on Russia to allow ships access to Ukraine’s ports

The UK has joined calls for Russia to stop delaying or preventing access for ships to…