shadow fleet

Polish Foreign Minister: EU is preparing sanctions against captains of the Russian “shadow fleet”
Brussels is looking for legal mechanisms to punish ships that violate the law, which threaten critical underwater infrastructure.

Zelenskyy has imposed sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet
Ukraine has imposed sanctions against the Russian “shadow fleet”.

Russia spent over $10 billion on “shadow fleet” tankers, — Defense Intelligence
Since the introduction of the price limit for Russian oil, Moscow has spent more than $10 billion on the ships of the “shadow fleet”.

The accident did not hinder: Russian tankers with invalid documents continue to transport oil
After the Volgoneft tanker accident in December 2024, seven more similar vessels followed the same route. A day after the tanker accident in the Kerch Strait, the Volgoneft-141 vessel reloaded more than 4,000 tons of fuel oil onto a storage tanker in the Kavkaz port, despite the current ban on entering the open sea. This…

EU prepares new sanctions: Russian aluminum and over 70 ships may be banned
The European Union is considering a new package of sanctions that includes a gradual ban on imports of Russian aluminum and other restrictions.

Shipowners of sanctioned fleet trying to meet with Trump administration, media reports
A representative of the 2Rivers company (formerly Coral), which is considered one of the key players in the activities of the so-called shadow fleet of the Russian Federation, is seeking meetings with the administration of the new US president.

Over 100 Russian tankers will lose their Panamanian and Barbados flags
Panama and Barbados will strip more than a hundred tankers of Russia’s shadow fleet of their flags.

The cargo of fuel oil that spilled into the Black Sea was intended for a shadow fleet tanker
The fuel oil that spilled into the Black Sea as a result of the accident of a Russian tanker was intended for a ship of the so-called shadow fleet.

A ship carrying timber products capsized in Russia (video)
In the Primorsky Krai of the Russian Federation, the Stepan Geyts vessel with a cargo of timber products capsized while leaving the berth.

Russian oil tankers could cause an environmental disaster due to their age
The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association and insurers warn that the coasts of the Baltic and North Seas are threatened with an environmental disaster every day due to the so-called “shadow fleet”.