Russia has suspended a ferry service between southern Russia and Crimea after the 'Conro Trader', loaded with rail cars carrying fuel, was sunk. Russia's Transport Ministry said on Aug 23. The ship was sunk and half submerged. The ferry was carrying 30 rail cars loaded with fuel according to Fyodor Babenkov, district head of the town of Temryuk which includes the port. Russia's Emergencies ministry said on Aug 22 that 17 people had been rescued after the attack and that one person was not accounted for.The ferry service to Crimea had been temporarily suspended, while clear-up work took place.. Ukraine's Navy had destroyed the ferry at Port Kavkaz in Russia's Krasnodar region, one of Russia's largest outlets on the Black Sea, which had been used to deliver fuel and weapons to Crimea, which Russia seized and annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
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PIONEER
The sanctioned 'Pioneer' appears to be transferring its Russian cargo to another ship in the Mediterranean Sea, a sign of the lengths to which Moscow is going to circumvent US actions. The LNG tanker was sanctioned by the US on Aug 23 and was anchored next to another vessel about 19 nautical miles northeast of Port Said. That was s an indication that it’s executing an open water ship-to-ship transfer, which is rare for natural gas. The recipient vessel is the 'New Energy', which isn’t subject to restrictions. The cargo is the first to load from Arctic LNG 2, Russia’s newest gas export plant, which was sanctioned by the US in 2023r. In response to the US actions, Moscow is developing a shadow fleet of LNG tankers in a similar way it did for transporting crude oil and products. The US upped the ante last week by imposing restrictions on seven LNG carriers linked to Russia, including the 'Pioneer' and Ocean Speedstar Solutions, the India-based manager of the ship. The New Energy has been managed by Plio Energy Cargo Shipping since June and was previously suspected to be part of the shadow fleet due to its opaque ownership. The India-based Plio Energy was incorporated on June 20. Once the transfer is finished, the 'New Energy' may head through the Suez Canal to Asia, where there could be willing buyers of the Russian gas. It’s common practice for vessels carrying sanctioned energy to hide their location by switching off or manipulating their AIS. The 'Everest Energy', another vessel sanctioned by the US on Aug 23, was moving away from the Arctic LNG 2 facility, indicating that the vessel picked up a shipment. The ship was faking its location in the Barents Sea until Aug 26. Report with photo: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/tanker-carrying-sanctioned-russian-lng-attempting-ship-transfer
EVEREST ENERGY
The sanctioned 'Pioneer' appears to be transferring its Russian cargo to another ship in the Mediterranean Sea, a sign of the lengths to which Moscow is going to circumvent US actions. The LNG tanker was sanctioned by the US on Aug 23 and was anchored next to another vessel about 19 nautical miles northeast of Port Said. That was s an indication that it’s executing an open water ship-to-ship transfer, which is rare for natural gas. The recipient vessel is the 'New Energy', which isn’t subject to restrictions. The cargo is the first to load from Arctic LNG 2, Russia’s newest gas export plant, which was sanctioned by the US in 2023r. In response to the US actions, Moscow is developing a shadow fleet of LNG tankers in a similar way it did for transporting crude oil and products. The US upped the ante last week by imposing restrictions on seven LNG carriers linked to Russia, including the 'Pioneer' and Ocean Speedstar Solutions, the India-based manager of the ship. The New Energy has been managed by Plio Energy Cargo Shipping since June and was previously suspected to be part of the shadow fleet due to its opaque ownership. The India-based Plio Energy was incorporated on June 20. Once the transfer is finished, the 'New Energy' may head through the Suez Canal to Asia, where there could be willing buyers of the Russian gas. It’s common practice for vessels carrying sanctioned energy to hide their location by switching off or manipulating their AIS. The 'Everest Energy', another vessel sanctioned by the US on Aug 23, was moving away from the Arctic LNG 2 facility, indicating that the vessel picked up a shipment. The ship was faking its location in the Barents Sea until Aug 26. Report with photo: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/tanker-carrying-sanctioned-russian-lng-attempting-ship-transfer
DISNEY DREAM
The 'Disney Dream', which was supposed to call at Amsterdam on Sep 6, will be sailing past the port. The shipping company Disney Cruise Line feared that it would not be able to dock in Amsterdam 'due to problems with access to the port'. In recent weeks, activists from Extinction Rebellion have blocked the lock at IJmuiden in protest against cruise ships. Disney Cruise Line informed travelers about the adjusted travel schedule. In an email, the shipping company spoke of 'problems beyond our control', As compensation, the shipping company offered travelers a credit of 250 Dollars to spend on board. The ship, which departs from Southampton non Spe 1, will sail via Hamburg to Zeebrugge, where it will now stay for two days instead of one. Disney has not confirmed that the ship is avoiding Amsterdam because of actions by XR. The sea lock at IJmuiden was last blocked on Aug 24. The protesters stood or had chained themselves to the lock, in order to prevent a cruise ship from entering from the sea. Shipping traffic that had to go through the lock was delayed for about two to three hours. By early evening, the lock was open to shipping again.
NEW ENERGY
The sanctioned LNG tanker 'Pioneer' appeared to be transferring its Russian cargo to another ship in the Mediterranean Sea, a sign of the lengths to which Moscow is going to circumvent US actions. The tanker was sanctioned by the US on Aug 23, 2024, and was anchored next to another vessel about 19 nautical miles northeast of Port Said. That was s an indication that it’s executing an open water ship-to-ship transfer, which is rare for natural gas. The recipient vessel is the 'New Energy', which isn’t subject to restrictions. The cargo is the first to load from Arctic LNG 2, Russia’s newest gas export plant, which was sanctioned by the US in 2023r. In response to the US actions, Moscow is developing a shadow fleet of LNG tankers in a similar way it did for transporting crude oil and products. The US upped the ante last week by imposing restrictions on seven LNG carriers linked to Russia, including the 'Pioneer' and Ocean Speedstar Solutions, the India-based manager of the ship. The New Energy has been managed by Plio Energy Cargo Shipping since June and was previously suspected to be part of the shadow fleet due to its opaque ownership. The India-based Plio Energy was incorporated on June 20. Once the transfer is finished, the 'New Energy' may head through the Suez Canal to Asia, where there could be willing buyers of the Russian gas. It’s common practice for vessels carrying sanctioned energy to hide their location by switching off or manipulating their AIS. The 'Everest Energy', another vessel sanctioned by the US on Aug 23, was moving away from the Arctic LNG 2 facility, indicating that the vessel picked up a shipment. The ship was faking its location in the Barents Sea until Aug 26. Report with photo: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/tanker-carrying-sanctioned-russian-lng-attempting-ship-transfer