6 May 2022, 04:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Scheherazade has been docked and temporarily restrained in Italy over supposed ties to Putin, but signs point that it’s getting ready to get away
5 May 2022, 09:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Fool me one, shame on me: Alisher Usmanov will not make the same mistake after authorities seized Dilbar, so his second megayacht has gone dark
4 May 2022, 10:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Axioma was arrested in Gibraltar by Spanish authorities in late March after owner Dmitry Pumpyansky was included on the sanctions list, and it’s stuck there
4 May 2022, 08:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Oleg Tinkov, who commissioned the $100 million La Datcha icebreaker explorer superyacht, is now living in exile after becoming persona non-grata
1 May 2022, 06:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Analysts talk of the emergence of a new trend, as Alexander Abramov’s Titan races to Turkey to avoid sanctions, and will most likely go “invisible”
28 Apr 2022, 04:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg was included on the sanctions list, and his superyacht Tango was seized in Spain by U.S. authorities. Now, they have to pay for it
20 Apr 2022, 07:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Amadea, the Lurssen megayacht that tried to flee to safety, is now in limbo in Fiji, where local and U.S. authorities are trying to impound it
16 Apr 2022, 05:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The superyacht explorer Ragnar was stuck in Norway for five full weeks as local suppliers refused to fuel it, and is now headed to Malta
15 Apr 2022, 04:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / After a month-long investigation, German authorities have established a link between Dilbar and Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, and impounded the vessel
12 Apr 2022, 04:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Mazepin and his father, Uralkali owner Dmitry Mazepin, were included on the international sanctions list, and Italian authorities seized their villa
9 Apr 2022, 05:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How the mighty have fallen: the billionaire is feeling the pinch of the sanctions, turns to wealthy friends for financial help
7 Apr 2022, 08:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Dutch authorities decide to hold vessels while they investigate whether the direct beneficiaries are on the current international sanction lists
14 Mar 2022, 14:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Madame Gu has the world’s most expensive paintjob, which makes it hard to miss. It’s owned by Andrei Skoch and fell off the map as it left Dubai
2 Mar 2022, 05:10 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / France is targeting luxury vehicles owned by Russian billionaires with connections to Kremlin, and other countries are threatening to ban these pleasure crafts
1 Mar 2022, 09:49 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Volvo is the first global carmaker to suspend car shipments to Russia because of the ongoing conflict, although others will probably follow soon
25 Feb 2022, 16:47 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / VW Group and Stellantis also operate automotive factories in Russia, and may be exposed if international sanctions on imports and exports are enforced
17 Jul 2019, 13:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A total of 800 vehicles have been shipped to North Korea over the past few years despite the tight sanctions still in force
14 Mar 2019, 16:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The UN is looking into how Kim Jong UN was able to purchase Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, and Rolls-Royce seen during his meetings with U.S. officials
14 Sep 2010, 14:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After several carmakers either pulled out of Iran or stopped delivering vehicles to the Islamic country, South Korean manufacturer Kia did the same thing in late August, in response to the South Kor...