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Thursday, February 6, 2025
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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Denmark Intensifies Inspections of Russian Oil Tankers in Critical Shipping Lane

The Danish Maritime Authority is intensifying oversight of oil tankers in the Skagen Roads area of the Danish Straits as part of a broader European initiative

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Friday, January 17, 2025
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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China and India Scramble for Crude as Sanctioned Russian Tankers Turn Back

The most aggressive Western sanctions imposed on Russia’s oil sector since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine threaten to disrupt global supply as buyers

January 17, 2025
Total Views: 16080

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
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IMO Chief Sees Shadow Fleet Risks Growing

The safety risks posed by unregulated oil tankers are rising, and the so-called shadow fleet is a threat to both the maritime environment and seafarers, the

January 14, 2025
Total Views: 3984

Sunday, January 12, 2025
Germany secures oil tanker adrift off its Baltic coast.Handout via REUTERS
Incidents

Stricken Oil Tanker Towed To Safety Off German Island Of Ruegen

By Angela Cullen Jan 12, 2025 (Bloomberg) –An oil tanker sailing under the Panamanian flag that ran out of power in the Baltic Sea last week has

January 12, 2025
Total Views: 2271

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Denmark Warns Russia May Send Warships to Escort Oil Tankers
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Denmark Warns Russia May Send Warships to Escort Oil Tankers

Denmark warned that Russia’s navy may start escorting the so-called shadow fleet tankers through Danish straits to escalate provocations against NATO

December 18, 2024
Total Views: 12738

Monday, November 25, 2024
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UK Cracks Down on Russia’s Shadow Fleet with Largest Sanctions Package to Date

The UK has sanctioned 30 vessels from Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” representing a decisive move to curtail Russia’s ability to fund its war in

November 25, 2024
Total Views: 2882

Thursday, October 24, 2024
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Dark Fleet Oil Tanker ‘Ceres 1’ Involved in Collision Heads to China

(Bloomberg) — A dark-fleet oil tanker that was recently involved in a crash in Southeast Asia is now on its way to China. Ceres I, an aging very-large

October 24, 2024
Total Views: 1323

Friday, September 20, 2024
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Russia’s Sovcomflot Says G7 Sanctions Make Oil Trade Less Safe

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Russia’s state-run oil tanker company Sovcomflot PJSC said that western sanctions on ships moving the nation’s

September 20, 2024
Total Views: 1481

Sunday, September 15, 2024
News

Greek Navy Extends Naval Drills to Deter Russian Oil

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) Greece’s navy has (once again) extended a series of naval drills by two months as the country tries to deter Russian oil

September 15, 2024
Total Views: 1926

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
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UK Slaps Sanctions on 10 More Vessels From Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’

LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Britain has slapped sanctions on 10 further ships in Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of vessels

September 11, 2024
Total Views: 642

Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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Russia’s Bigger Shadow Fleet Helps Beat Oil Sanctions

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s efforts to bolster its so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers in the first half of this year helped to offset the impact of

August 14, 2024
Total Views: 892

Thursday, August 8, 2024
UAE Bans Eswatini-Flagged Ships in Fresh Shadow-Fleet Crackdown
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UAE Bans Eswatini-Flagged Ships in Fresh Shadow-Fleet Crackdown

(Bloomberg) — The United Arab Emirates banned arriving ships that carry the flag of landlocked African nation Eswatini, the latest sign of the Middle

August 8, 2024
Total Views: 3615

Friday, July 19, 2024
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
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UK Leads European Initiative to Combat Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’

The UK has initiated a ‘Call to Action’ at the European Political Community summit to disrupt Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, which

July 19, 2024
Total Views: 763

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Tankers On Fire After Collision Off Singapore

By Jeslyn Lerh, Florence Tan and Jonathan Saul SINGAPORE, July 19 (Reuters) – Two large oil tankers were on fire on Friday after colliding near

July 19, 2024
Total Views: 6900

Thursday, June 27, 2024
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Mounting Evidence Shows Russia Assembling Pieces for Potential LNG ‘Dark Fleet’

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Signs of a Russian effort to ready an Arctic LNG “dark fleet” continue to mount.  An increasing number of

June 27, 2024
Total Views: 7498

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
China Oil tanker at PDVSA's Jose Antonio Anzoategui industrial complex
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Venezuela Resorts to Dark Fleet to Transport Oil to Cuba

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, June 25 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has begun using tankers that navigate off radar to

June 25, 2024
Total Views: 1465

Saturday, June 8, 2024
Oil leaking from bulk carrier off Gibraltar after tanker collision. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
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Finland Wants EU Oil-Spill Vessel To Counter Shadow Fleet Risks

By Leo Laikola (Bloomberg) –Finland called for the European Union to procure a vessel to be on standby for oil spills in the northern parts of the

June 8, 2024
Total Views: 1032

Tuesday, June 4, 2024
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Crude Oil Tanker Market Grappling With Ageing Fleet

ATHENS, June 4 (Reuters) – The crude oil tanker market is grappling with an ageing fleet of vessels which need to be replaced, posing a challenge as

June 4, 2024
Total Views: 982

Environment

Sanctioned Tankers Pose Rising Environmental Risk in Mediterranean

ATHENS, June 4 (Reuters) – Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and

June 4, 2024
Total Views: 644

Sunday, May 12, 2024
Navy

Naval Exercises Intensify as Greece Aims to Prevent Russian Oil Transfers

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) Greece’s Navy extended a series of exercises aimed at preventing tankers from transferring Russian oil just miles off its

May 12, 2024
Total Views: 4958
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