LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - War insurance costs for ships sailing to the Black Sea have spiked again, with insurers reviewing policies daily as the conflict in Ukraine spills into sea lanes, five ...

An image from video released December 2025 by Ukraine's security service shows a Russian oil tanker that was struck by a Ukrainian sea drone in the Black Sea [Photo: Security Service of Ukraine] The ...

Abdullah Agar believes that Turkish authorities apparently formulated their position in light of the attacks on ships in the Black Sea in line with "the need to stay away from these dangerous events" ...

The Turkish ministry of transport said on Tuesday that the Midvolga 2 tanker en route from Russia to Georgia with a cargo of sunflower oil was attacked some 80 nautical miles off Turkey’s coast ...

The Russo-Ukrainian War has elevated the global importance of the Black Sea region and demonstrated the wide-ranging impacts that conflict there can have on the world. As the sea’s littoral states ...

Since spring 2022, Russia has been prevented from reinforcing its navy in the Black Sea by a near-antique international convention and some very contemporary Turkish politics. A ceasefire could change ...

The US Navy stood up a new task force last year to explore innovation for future wars. The task force is closely watching how Ukraine has leveraged asymmetric tactics against Russia. It is training ...

Hellenic Navy Lt. (OF-2) Michail Ntagkounakis speaks with exercise participants from the Royal British and Ukrainian Navies in the Maritime Operations Center during Sea Breeze 2025-2 on July 2, 2025.

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and other neighbors is transforming the Black Sea into Eurasia’s strategic frontier. Russia has disrupted flows of energy, food, and other commodities; generated ...

Dubai – After President Trump backed off his threat to "obliterate" Iran's energy infrastructure if it refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping lane remains effectively closed to ...