33 “shadow fleet” tankers have been detained in Singapore since the beginning of the year

Since the beginning of 2022, the number of detentions of “shadow” tankers has increased in Singapore.

Last year, Singapore detained 28 vessels, in 2023 alone – about 33 tankers. This is as much as in the entire decade until 2019, according to Bloomberg.

According to the Tokyo MOU, a regional port control organization, the sharp increase in inspections is related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The war and sanctions have led to a rapid expansion of the “shadow” fleet of tankers transporting oil that has been subject to sanctions.

These tankers are often outdated and operate with substandard insurance and usually As the publication notes, the recent explosion on a tanker off the coast of Malaysia demonstrated the danger these vessels can pose.

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