Media reports are saying the vessel sustained an unknown hull breach after sailing from Amirabad, Iran. It was reported to be taking on water in the engine room and the hold. maritime-executive.com/article/russ...

Several large companies now view the #Arctic as uncompetitive and unsustainable, citing climate and safety risks. blueconomy.com/en/law-and-f...

Ambassador Xiao alleged Australia’s interest in retaking control of the port only came after a Chinese company, Landbridge, made significant investments in the Port of Darwin and made the port operation profitable again. maritime-executive.com/article/rene...

India and the European Union have reached a free-trade agreement that will open a new market for European cars and other products, showing how the world’s middle powers are expanding alliances in response to President Trump’s tariffs. www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

Since 2022, sanctions have forced the rerouting of Russian fossil fuel exports. Arctic crude and condensate are now shipped east via Murmansk and the Northern Sea Route, carried by a growing #shadowfleet of aging tankers operating outside Western insurance regimes. boereport.com/2026/01/29/u...

Head of MI6 signals change from data collection to war-time active measures against Russia. What Russia does to the West MI6 will do back. And in the next breath mention WWII era SOE, whose mission was violent operations including sabotage and assassinations behind German lines. archive.is/kbx9b

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, January 28, that the United States has released two Russian crewmembers from the seized tanker Marinera (Bella 1), which is being held in Scotland. #shadowfleet maritime-executive.com/article/russ...

The medium-range vessel Chariot Tide first showed signs of difficulty as it approached Tangier, Morocco, on Jan. 21, when its speed abruptly dropped to less than two knots. Hours later the vessel’s navigation status was changed to “Not under command.” #shadowfleet gcaptain.com/second-russi...

On December 31, 2025, Finnish authorities boarded and seized the cargo ship Fitsburg in the Baltic Sea. A few days later, US forces took action against the tanker Marinera as it sailed from Venezuela towards Murmansk. #shadowfleet www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/russia-...

China has rapidly put gears in motion to resume purchases of Canadian canola, signalling a rejuvenation in the trade. financialpost.com/business/chi...

A stunning read. As an aside, Senator Grassley should be ashamed of himself. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

European primary #aluminum production has collapsed by over 25% since 2010, resulting in a 93% structural deficit, primarily because high energy prices have forced smelters like Slovalco to shut down. oilprice.com/Metals/Commo...

The Arctic #LNG 2 operator, Russia’s Novatek, has started using the Suez Canal route as severe winter conditions have limited access to the Northern Sea Route from Russia’s Arctic to China. oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...

#Natgas markets are kind of unique, and it helps to think of them in terms of inventory systems. boereport.com/2026/01/26/w...

The vessel named Grinch was seized in the Mediterranean on Thursday, then diverted to anchor off the French port city, on suspicion of being part of the #shadowfleet that lets Russia export oil despite sanctions. gcaptain.com/france-detai...

#LNG is set to be stopped January 1, 2027, followed by a ban on pipeline gas September 30, 2027. www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/eu-gree...

#russianimperialist mentality: deny it happened, claim it was an accident, then put Ukrainians on trial: The 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced Ukrainian Navy Colonel Andriy Shubin to life in absentia for the April 13, 2022, strikes that sunk #Moskva, killing 20 sailors.

After being sanctioned by Norway, Murman Seafood does not have a licence to enter the 200-nautical mile zone outside the Norwegian coast line for fishing purposes. #Svalbard www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/the-mel...

European allies, led by the United Kingdom and Scandinavian countries, currently carry the primary responsibility for #Arctic military operations, as the United States lacks sufficient forces and experience for sustained activity in the High North. defence-blog.com/u-s-military...

Adrift in the Med. The Progress, part of russia's #shadowfleet evading oil sanctions, signaled it was not under command on Thursday after passing Algiers, its speed dropping to 1 knot while carrying 730,000 barrels of Urals crude from Primorsk.

US Army Poorly Prepared for Arctic Operations: Finnish Troops Forced Them to Surrender During Exercises in Norway Despite Trump’s statements about his intentions to “protect” Greenland, the US Army has limited capabilities for operations in the Arctic. militarnyi.com/en/news/us-a...

As Kissinger puts it, order requires “commonly accepted rules that define the limits of permissible action and a balance of power that enforces restraint where rules break down, preventing one political unit from subjugating all others.” financialpost.com/opinion/trum...

Thank you, DJT, for ensuring PM Carney was not tempted to pay $1B USD to join the plutocracy. 😂

Among the so-called partisan groups, #Atesh – whose name means “fire” in Crimean Tatar – has emerged as the most prolific, claiming responsibility for more than half of the sabotage attacks on Russian-controlled territory last year. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...

That sounded like a pre-election speech to me. Liberals want to run against Trump. Carney said nothing about Davos but mentioned every left-wing issue he could think of. He wants to run against Trump again. Last year, he was the Trump-whisperer. This year, the foe.

On this voyage, Russia-Europe tensions are higher than normal, and Skobelev was accompanied by the Russian Navy frigate Boiky during her North Sea passage. maritime-executive.com/article/russ...

#shadowfleet ships are supertanker M Sophia, seized by the U.S. on January 7 carrying Venezuelan oil, and the smaller tanker Galileo, formerly called Veronica and taken last week empty, although it has previously carried Venezuelan oil. gcaptain.com/after-vanish...

PJM’s seven-day forecast on Thursday morning predicted 144,465 megawatts of demand on January 27. That would top PJM’s all-time winter high of 143,700 set in January 2025. boereport.com/2026/01/22/l...

While #$VLO and #$PSX have been buyers of Venezuelan crude through the Venezuelan state oil company’s partner, #$CVX, the deals mark the first purchases for the US from the trading houses that were only authorized this month to market crude from #Venezuela. boereport.com/2026/01/21/v...

The French Navy has boarded and detained the #shadowfleet tanker Grinch. I say again ...

The electronic budget system shows a 1.29 trillion ruble deficit as of 19 January 2026

#$ALA now supplies six per cent of China’s propane imports. It also makes up 14 per cent of South Korea’s and 11 per cent of Japan’s liquefied petroleum gas imports. boereport.com/2026/01/15/a...

It is actually the second time the U.S. in the past few years has tangled with this particular vessel. The 115,500 dwt tanker, which was built in 2007, has been operating as part of the shadow fleet since 2020. #shadowfleet maritime-executive.com/article/vide...

It appears the administration is asking federal courts to write warrants for civil forfeiture of a large number of sanctioned tankers. Warrants would enable boarding, search and seizure missions to capture the vessels and take them to the US. #shadowfleet maritime-executive.com/article/with...

Prosecutors Assert Stena Immaculate Collision was “Entirely Avoidable” maritime-executive.com/article/pros...

Ghost ships conceal their location by turning off or spoofing GPS signals to sail under the radar of sanctions. Last year, a fleet of 71 of massive supertankers helped deliver 400,000 barrels a day of Venezuelan crude to refiners in China. #shadowfleet gcaptain.com/how-venezuel...

Before the sea-going phase of the exercise commenced on January 13, the South African government requested that the Iranians withdraw their active participation from the exercise and become observers instead, a request to which the Iranian acceded. maritime-executive.com/article/chin...

Maduro is widely believed to have stolen last year’s election from the opposition, Petro’s electoral win in 2022 has never been questioned. The deep institutional ties between Colombia and the US military and police forces are unrivalled in Latin America. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Coast Guard Administration reports Chinese national fishing boat captain has been deported after paying a fine and admitting to his guilt in damaging a cable. maritime-executive.com/article/taiw...

Poland extends detention of Hermitage archaeologist wanted by Ukraine for Crimea looting First Russian held in Europe for Crimea heritage crimes euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/13/p...

US president Donald Trump has doubled down on his rhetoric on getting control of Greenland, insisting that the US “needs Greenland for the purpose of national security.” www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Kazakhstan - Blended Barrels, Bloody Money Inside the Caspian Pipeline Consortium and the laundering of Russian oil through Kazakhstan. A free thread from Beefy. Please share and support his work. open.substack.com/pub/beefeate...

Venezuelan crude is attractive to complex U.S. refiners with coking capacity, but only a subset of Gulf and East Coast plants can fully process the heavy, high-sulfur oil. oilprice.com/Energy/Crude...

Chevron plans to run Venezuelan crude oil at its Pasadena, Texas and Pascagoula, Mississippi refineries, according to people familiar with operations at the two plants. boereport.com/2026/01/13/c...

The so-called debasement trade and a relatively weak greenback have underpinned the rally, especially in precious metals, with gold and #silver seeing significant gains. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The train thread is back!

The train thread! And then it got worse.

Of the 57 #oil production licenses offered, 31 are located in the North Sea, 21 in the Norwegian Sea, and five in the Barents Sea. www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/petrost...