Tankers

Greece warns of oil spill risks due to shadow fleet activities
Russian vessels circumventing EU sanctions have shifted their oil transshipment operations from the Laconian Gulf to the northern Aegean Sea.

EU proposes sanctions against companies that provided false flags to Russia’s “shadow fleet”
The European Union has proposed sanctions against three companies that provided false flags to ships of the Russian “shadow fleet.”

Denmark steps up inspections of Russia’s “shadow fleet” due to environmental risks
Denmark has announced increased control over the “shadow fleet” — old tankers that transport Russian oil in circumvention of sanctions.

Russian “shadow fleet” tankers continue to spill oil in European seas, investigation finds
Russian ships from the so-called “shadow fleet” continue to pollute European waters with oil, bypassing Western sanctions.

Russian oil tanker detained by France may be involved in launching drones over Denmark
The Boracay tanker detained by the French Navy was near Copenhagen on the evening of September 22.

Zelenskyy: Russia uses tankers to launch drones over EU countries
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia is using tankers to launch drones over European countries.

Russians “hide” tankers from Ukrainian drones
Oil tankers in the Novorossiysk-Tuapse area have “moved” to the shore due to the work of electronic warfare.

The Russian flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea remained without tanker support for a month
Now Russian Mediterranean Fleet will once again be supported by an outdated Soviet ship.

Romania plans to introduce new rules for vessels passing through the Sulina Canal
The Romanian government is considering the option that one tanker per day will be able to pass through the Sulina Canal.

Comoros takes action against ‘shadow fleet’
The Comoros government has begun purging its international registry, whose flag has been central to the shadow fleet.