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Black Sea Ship Insurance Rates Continue To Rise Alongside Dangers To Commercial Shipping

The costs of insuring merchant ships sailing to ports in the Black Sea has spiralled out of control, becoming a huge potential impediment to the movement of Russian cargoes from the region.
April 13, 2022

Drifting sea mines bring Ukraine war to Turkey’s Bosporus Strait

At least three mines thought to have crossed the Black Sea have been spotted around the north mouth of one of the world’s busiest maritime channels.
April 11, 2022

Russian Ships Switch Flags At Record Rate On Sanctions Scrutiny

Many more Russian-flagged vessels than usual switched their flags to other countries in March, possibly to conceal their ties to Moscow and avoid being caught up in sanctions over the invasion of..
April 04, 2022

The Ukraine Conflict: fundamentals, conflict dynamics and commercial considerations

The Ukrainian Conflict: fundamentals, conflict dynamics and commercial considerations, our latest edition of Metis Insights is available now.
March 21, 2022

Will A New Iron Curtain Fall On Shipping?

Francis Fukuyama, the American political scientist who once described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the “end of history,” suggested that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might be called “the end of..
March 17, 2022

Shipping’s Russian Nightmare is Becoming a Reality

The shipping industry is faced with a logistical and legal nightmare, in the aftermath of the events in Ukraine.
March 09, 2022

Russian government approves list of unfriendly countries and territories

Russia has said all corporate deals with companies and individuals from “unfriendly countries” will now have to be approved by a government commission.
March 08, 2022

Vessel Hit 23nm ESE Odesa

Reporting from the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority reported that the Panamanian flagged cargo vessel HELT (IMO8402589) has been struck whilst anchored 23nm ESE Odesa Port.
March 03, 2022

Denmark's Anti-Piracy Effort in the GoG Ends

Denmark will withdraw its frigate from the Gulf of Guinea due to the current situation in Ukraine.
February 28, 2022