Keywords: Shadow fleet


Russian tankers face major delays as sanctions and attacks disrupt oil exports

A growing number of Russian oil tankers are stuck at sea as sanctions, logistical bottlenecks, and recent attacks in the Black Sea intensify bottlenecks across Asian ports. The disruptions highlight the growing strain on Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet”  a network of aging vessels......

Western powers step up pressure as sanctions cut into Russia’s oil revenues

Russia’s oil trade is under growing strain after a new wave of Western sanctions targeted companies, traders, and vessels linked to its so-called shadow fleet. Britain and the European Union unveiled coordinated measures aimed at curbing Moscow’s circumvention of energy restrictions and tightening......

Ukraine extends its reach with drone strike on Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has carried out a long-range drone operation that struck a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean Sea, marking the first known attack of its kind so far from Ukrainian territory. Intelligence sources said the Qendil, an Aframax-class tanker sailing under......