Russia-Ukraine War

Black Sea
Shipping

As Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates, marine insurers widen Black Sea risk area

Reuters
Ships of Russia's Baltic Fleet
Naval

Denmark fast-tracks Ukraine aid over Russian warship flare incident

Reuters
Baltic Sea
Acts of War

Denmark: Russian frigate fires flares towards Danish military helicopter

Reuters
Fire at Russia's Tuapse oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack
Tankers

OPINION | Trump's Ukraine energy truce won't fix global diesel crunch

Reuters
Senalia grain export terminal at Rouen
Bulkers

Paris wheat supported by continued Black Sea export disruption, new Algerian tender

Reuters
Poland finds suspected Russian drone in sea close to Baltic coast, September 2026
Unmanned Security Systems

Poland finds suspected Russian drone in sea close to Baltic coast

Reuters
A Ukrainian Navy unmanned surface vehicle (back) similar to the one that was reportedly used in a drone versus drone encounter with Russia in the Black Sea
Acts of War

Ukraine claims success in world's first drone versus drone encounter at sea

Will Xavier
Port of Novorossiysk
Bulkers

Russia's seaborne grain exports see steep August decline, port disruptions to blame

Reuters
Crude oil tankers at Calhoun Port in Point Comfort, Texas
Tankers

Global oil supply and demand to fall further this year, IEA says

Reuters
Tanker at Port of Novorossiysk
Acts of War

Russian Black Sea fuel terminal ablaze after overnight drone barrage

Reuters
LNG carrier at Gate terminal, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Gas

OPINION | Pain ahead for Europe as Iran war drives gas prices higher at critical juncture

Reuters
Total's SATORP refinery in Saudi Arabia
Refining & Processing

As refiners favour diesel, fuel oil supplies face a possible shortage

Reuters
Freeport of Riga, Latvia
Bulkers

Latvia and Lithuania weigh closing ports to Russian grain exports

Reuters
STS operations on a Suezmax oil tanker
Tankers

Oil prices dip, but weekly gains hold firm after US-Iran hostilities

Reuters
Tanker at Port of Novorossiysk
Tankers

High freight rates persist for Russian crude shipments to India

Reuters
Texas Gulflink deepwater port project receives Maritime Administration approval
Tankers

Oil ticks up as US-Iran military action rattles supply lines

Reuters
Ukrainian naval drones hit the tanker Kairos in the Black Sea, November 2025
Security

Ships turn to tyres and water tanks to ward off drones in Black Sea

Reuters
Mykolaiv Port provides access to the Black Sea and has been closed since Russia's full-scale invasion
Bulkers

Turkey's Erdogan warns of grain crisis without Black Sea safety pact

Reuters
Bytes and Bullets
Security

BOOK REVIEW | Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Private Tech, and the Future of Modern Warfare

Dr Neil Baird
Kharg Island, Iran
Tankers

Oil prices surge as US-Iran hostilities flare up again

Reuters
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