Tankers

Tankers of the so-called “shadow fleet” are beginning to accumulate in the Gulf of Finland, which were heading to load at the Russian port of Primorsk. As a reminder, the port was attacked by Ukrainian UAVs on September 12.

The Ukrainian drone attack has halted oil shipments at the port of Primorsk in northwestern Russia for the first time.

The vessel was saved from fire and fuel spillage, but two crew members were injured.

India’s sharp increase in purchases of Russian oil after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “opportunistic and destructive,” White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said.

In the Russian port of Kozmino, a massive spoofing of ships’ navigation signals was recorded.

Analysts have estimated that the fleet of “shadow tankers” continues to grow by at least 30 vessels a month.

At least four oil tankers carrying Russian crude are waiting off India’s west coast, awaiting a decision from Indian refineries.

A Russian port in the Baltic Sea has ordered ship hulls to be inspected before allowing them to dock. The decision was made in the wake of a series of explosions on tankers bound for Russia.

The restrictions target Russia’s oil sector and vessels involved in illegal oil transportation.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s Directorate of Maritime Security identified 20 more vessels of the Russian and 11 of the Iranian “shadow fleet”.