shadow fleet


Tuesday, December 16, 2025
A U.S. military helicopter flies near an oil tanker during a raid described by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as its seizure by the United States off the coast of Venezuela, December 10, 2025, in a still image from video
News

Trump Orders Total Blockade of Sanctioned Venezuelan Oil Tankers

President Donald Trump announced a complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela on Tuesday, declaring the Maduro regime a

December 16, 2025
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An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa)
Featured

Sweden Confirms Armed Guards Aboard Russian Shadow Tankers

Sweden’s Navy has confirmed that armed personnel in military uniforms are aboard oil tankers belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet operating in the

December 16, 2025
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Monday, December 15, 2025
Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
News

EU Blacklists More Shadow Fleet Operators Moving Russian Oil

The European Union has expanded its sanctions regime against Russia, adding nine individuals and entities involved in operating and facilitating the so-called

December 15, 2025
Total Views: 1167

Saturday, December 13, 2025
Firefighters work at the site of a civilian vessel hit during a Russian missile strike in the town of Chornomorsk
Defense

Russia Attacks Two Ukrainian Ports, Damaging Three Turkish-Owned Vessels

By Yuliia Dysa and Max Hunder KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Russia attacked two Ukrainian ports on Friday, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels including a

December 13, 2025
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Friday, December 12, 2025
The Kairos tanker after suffering a fire off Turkish coast in the Black Sea
News

Black Sea Tanker Attacks Put Civilian Seafarers at Risk, ITF Warns

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has condemned recent attacks on vessels operating in the Black Sea following the third Ukrainian sea

December 12, 2025
Total Views: 892

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
A screenshot of video purporting to show the oil tanker Dashan being struck by an attack drone, with explosions erupting near the vessel's stern.
News

Ukraine Hits Third Russia Shadow Fleet Tanker in Black Sea

Ukraine has carried out a third sea drone attack on a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Black Sea, marking an escalation in Kyiv’s campaign to disrupt

December 10, 2025
Total Views: 2912

Monday, December 8, 2025
An LNG tanker at a port in Yantai, China
Energy

Russia’s Gazprom Ships Sanctioned LNG to China Signaling Deepening Energy Ties

LNG carrier Valera has arrived at PipeChina’s Beihai Terminal carrying a load of sanctioned liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Gazprom’s Portovaya LNG plant.

December 8, 2025
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Panama-flagged oil tanker Mersin transits Bosphorus in Istanbul
Incidents

Tanker Blast Off Senegal Puts a Dark-Fleet Operator Back in the Hot Seat

Several tankers operated by Turkey’s Be?ikta? Likid, the operator of the Mersin, were sanctioned by Ukraine in the past for their involvement in ship-to-ship

December 2, 2025
Total Views: 3875

Monday, December 1, 2025
Panama-flagged oil tanker Mersin transits Bosphorus in Istanbul
News

Mersin Tanker Hit By ‘External Explosions’ Off Senegal, Ship Manager Confirms

The Panama-flagged tanker M/T Mersin suffered four external explosions while at anchor off Dakar, Senegal, on November 27, marking the latest in a series of

December 1, 2025
Total Views: 1654

Sunday, November 30, 2025
The Kairos tanker after suffering a fire off Turkish coast in the Black Sea
News

Shadow Fleet Crisis Deepens: Third Tanker Incident off Senegal Follows Black Sea Drone Strikes

Turkish maritime authorities continue firefighting and stabilization operations on two sanctioned tankers struck by Ukrainian naval drones in the Black Sea,

November 30, 2025
Total Views: 5213

Saturday, November 29, 2025
Drone strike on Russia shadow tanker
News

Ukraine Expands Black Sea Campaign With Strikes on Russia’s Shadow Fleet

Ukrainian naval droneshit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets,

November 29, 2025
Total Views: 1270

Monday, November 24, 2025
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) conducts a passage transit in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 13, 2025
Energy

After U.S. Navy Standoff, Russian Tanker Finally Reaches Venezuela

The Russian oil tanker Seahorse arrived in Venezuelan waters on November 23 AIS data show suggesting that initial reports last week of a U.S. Navy blockade

November 24, 2025
Total Views: 71486

A digitally enhanced image of ships
Shipping

The Satellite Imagery Revolution Reshaping Maritime Surveillance and Global Shipping

By Paul Morgan (gCaptain) – A quiet technological revolution is unfolding high above the world’s oceans, and it could reshape maritime operations,

November 24, 2025
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Friday, November 21, 2025
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) conducts a passage transit in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 13, 2025
Energy

Russian Tanker Makes a Run for It as U.S. Destroyer Blocks Path to Venezuela

A sanctioned Russian oil tanker made a U-turn on the way to Venezuela after a US warship intersected its route near the country’s coast, according to

November 21, 2025
Total Views: 47790

Monday, November 10, 2025
lng ship bunkering in fog
Energy

Russian ‘Dark Fleet’ LNG Carrier Carrying Sanctioned Gas Reappears Off South China Coast

A liquefied natural gas tanker carrying sanctioned Russian gas has reappeared near China’s Hainan Island three weeks after a dark transfer. It is likely

November 10, 2025
Total Views: 2947

An LNG tanker at a port in Yantai, China
News

Russia’s LNG ‘Shadow Fleet’ Stalls as Winter Nears, Vessels Idle or Turn Back

After a flurry of activity over the past three months Russia’s LNG ‘dark fleet’ is struggling to keep its momentum with winter approaching. LNG carriers

November 10, 2025
Total Views: 2534

Sunday, November 2, 2025
LNG Carrier 'Perle' and "CCH Gas' conducting a STS transfer off the coast of Malaysia
Energy

Chinese LNG Ship Skirting US Curbs Continues to Fake Location

A liquefied natural gas tanker that appears to be assisting a Russian export project circumvent US sanctions is still faking its location, according to

November 2, 2025
Total Views: 1731

Thursday, October 23, 2025
Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
Shipping

EU Adopts New Sanctions on Russia’s Energy Sector, Banning LNG and Expanding Shadow Fleet Crackdown

EU’s shadow fleet crackdown expands to 557 vessels with latest sanctions package as Western allies tighten the noose on Russia’s energy sector. The

October 23, 2025
Total Views: 560

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
News

How a ‘Dark Fleet’ of Tankers Helped a Mexican Cartel Build a Fuel-Smuggling Empire

Oct 22, (Reuters) – On the afternoon of March 8, a petroleum tanker named Torm Agnes entered the Port of Ensenada on Mexico’s Pacific coast carrying

October 22, 2025
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Monday, October 20, 2025
LNG Carrier 'Perle' and "CCH Gas' conducting a STS transfer off the coast of Malaysia
Shipping

China Joins Russia’s Shadow Fleet with First-Ever Dark LNG Ship-to-Ship Transfer

Russia has carried out its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) using so-called “shadow fleet” vessels, teaming up with a

October 20, 2025
Total Views: 17310