Tankers
Russia launches new tanker to support Navy (photo)
Russia has launched the tanker “Engineer-Admiral Kotov”, which became the third in a series of ships of the project 23130.
New sanctions package will ban 45 Russian tankers from entering EU ports
The European Union is proposing to tighten restrictions on Russian oil tankers as part of its 15th round of sanctions.
EU to prepare new sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet by the end of the year
The European Union is developing a new sanctions package aimed at combating the so-called “shadow fleet” of tankers.
Russia’s Arctic LNG-2 was left without key tanker suppliers
Russia is losing its last tanker suppliers for its largest LNG project, Arctic LNG-2.
Zelenskyy: every month, the Russian Federation earns $10-12 billion from the “shadow fleet”.
Despite the sanctions and the price ceiling, the so-called “shadow fleet” brings Russia income that helps in the wars it has entered.
EU sanctions against Russia’s tanker fleet are not enough, – European Parliament
The European Parliament believes that the sanctions against Russia are not working properly: the number of tankers has doubled over the last year.
The new package of EU sanctions will be directed against LNG and the tanker fleet of the Russian Federation
In January, EU countries will start developing the 15th package of sanctions against Russia.
Two-thirds of old tankers illegally transport oil
Almost 63% of all tankers built in 2009 or older trade in Iranian, Venezuelan and/or Russian oil under sanctions.
Great Britain will start detaining uninsured tankers carrying Russian oil
The British government has announced that it will detain tankers that pass through the English Channel and have “questionable insurance”.
Tankers of the “shadow fleet” of the Russian Federation have become a global problem for the world
In addition to using Russia’s “shadow fleet” tankers to circumvent oil sanctions and price ceilings, it also affects the safety of the maritime environment.
