shadow fleet
Russian tankers have been unloading oil in EU ports for weeks
The vessels involved in this activity are owned by Greek shipping companies, some of which are linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. Despite the EU sanctions, which banned the maritime transportation of Russian crude oil from March 2023, Russian tankers continue to arrive at EU ports. United 24 writes about it. According to Greenpeace, since…
Russia is creating a fleet to export gas to the Arctic LNG 2 project
To create a so-called “shadow fleet” that will export LNG, a company registered in Mumbai, India, was engaged. Ocean Speedstar Solutions is legally registered at the address where photojournalist Nikhil Ganesh Ghorpade lives. Previously, he was not associated with the energy industry, writes Bloomberg. He is listed as the sole director of Ocean Speedstar in…
Denmark has banned Russian vessels from entering ports
The ban was introduced after the EU introduced the 14th package of sanctions against Russia, which, in particular, concerns 27 Russian vessels. The Danish authorities have banned 27 ships associated with the Russian Federation from entering ports and anchoring in the country. This is reporetd by Splash. Also, ships of the aggressor country were prohibited…
The US Ministry of Finance has imposed sanctions against Russian LNG tankers
The new sanctions are part of measures aimed at nearly 400 legal entities and individuals for supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The second tanker has already arrived at the Arctic LNG 2 terminal of the Russian Federation
Both vessels tried to hide their names and true location to avoid US sanctions.
The UAE banned tankers with Russian oil from entering their ports
The United Arab Emirates banned Eswatini-flagged tankers involved in the so-called shadow fleet of the Russian Federation from entering the ports.
Scholz will strengthen measures against the oil fleet of the Russian Federation
Germany is likely to intensify the fight against “grey” exports of Russian oil.
The EU and Britain will strengthen inspections of the Russian oil fleet
Great Britain and several countries of the European Union may begin increased inspections of vessels of Russia’s “shadow fleet”.
Russia is creating a “shadow fleet” of gas carriers
After the introduction of European sanctions, Russia began to create a fleet for illegal transportation of liquefied gas.
The EU imposed sanctions against 27 ships of the “shadow fleet”
For the first time, the European Union introduced sanctions against the Russian “shadow fleet” and ships transporting stolen Ukrainian grain.
