Crimean railway ferry hull cracked, breached
Loud noise of tearing steel alerted the crew of rail ferry ANNENKOV when stern-berthed ship […]
Category: Crimean Shipping
Russian Coast Guards detain seven ships off Ukraine coast in Sea of Azov
The vessels were detained to the south of the Ukrainian port of Berdyansk. Ukrainian monitoring […]
Russian Belize-flagged freighter arrested in Ukrainian port: here’s why
General cargo ship SEABREEZE on arrival at Ukrainian port of Yuzhny on Apr 4 was […]
Fishing vessel NORD arrest and scandal – all you should know
The scandal over arrest of fishing vessel NORD under Russian flag by Ukraine is still […]
Russia is pulling out of Syria. Really?
Russia said it’s pulling out its’ military of Syria after a “decisive victory over ISIS”. […]
Ships calling Crimea banned from Turkey ports
16 November 2017 GAC Turkey Prohibition of vessels arriving from/calling at Crimean ports The Turkish […]
Either Crimean Ports or Cook Islands Flag
Cook Islands Ships Register prohibited all ships under Cook Islands Flag from visiting ports of […]
Bulk carrier had to cut off mast to pass under illegal Kerch Strait Bridge
Bulk carrier COPAN arrived at Mariupol port, Ukraine, Azov sea, on Aug 30 and left […]
Ferry contacted bottom dodging Russian Navy ship
Railway ferry TFM-1, deployed on Crimea – mainland Russia service, contacted bottom at 1010 Moscow […]
Kerch Strait blocked, dozens of ships lined up both sides
Kerch Strait is closed for shipping from 0000 Moscow time Aug 27 until 0000 Moscow […]
Kerch Strait delays fears boost regional freight
Freight rates in Azov sea gain $3-4 each week with new grain coming into market […]
May 2017 List of ships which violated EU-UN Crimean sanctions
/// Vigilante group Maidan of Foreign Affairs and Black Sea News, which are jointly monitoring […]
Russian Black Sea Cruises, Putin-style
Cruise ship PRINCE VLADIMIR and her woes Andrey Klimenko Black Sea News Cruise ship PRINCE […]
Crimean shipping in sharp decline: sanctions are effective
In year 2014 since Mar 18 (official date of Crimea annexation by Russia) until Dec […]
Greek CAPT ABEDA delayed port call probably because of sanctions
General cargo vessel CAPT ABEDA arrived at Kerch Strait Anchorage in Black sea on June […]
Tanker BOSPOR arrested for seamen smuggling, Ukraine
Moldova-flagged tanker BOSPOR was arrested in Odessa Port, Ukraine, on June 8. According to official […]
April 2017 List of ships which violated EU-UN Crimean sanctions
Vigilante group Maidan of Foreign Affairs and Black Sea News, which are jointly monitoring Crimean […]
Lloyd’s List and Maritime Executive disappointing analysis of Crimean shipping
Instead of explaining the situation, LL and ME in poorly disguised form demonstrated their irritation […]