EU to Propose More Sanctions on Russia’s ‘Shadow’ Oil Tankers May 8, 2025 By Alberto Nardelli and Andrea Palasciano The European Union’s executive arm is set to propose a new package of sanctions targeting Moscow’s covert fleet of oil...
Zombie Ships Are Fast Becoming a Feature of Venezuelan Oil Trade April 30, 2025 On Good Friday, an aging supertanker fully laden with oil and calling itself Varada arrived in the waters to the...
Ukraine Says It Detained Grain Ship From Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ April 28, 2025 By Aliaksandr Kudrytski Kyiv detained a ship it says was part of Moscow’s “shadow fleet” which illegally exports grain from areas of Ukraine...
Sweden Probe Finds No Conclusive Evidence of Deliberate Damage to Subsea Cables April 16, 2025 A Swedish probe found no conclusive evidence to suggest that a Chinese ship had deliberately dragged its anchor to damage...
German Court to Review Seizure of Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker April 15, 2025 A German court will weigh a request to release a seized oil tanker that is believed to be part of...
Estonia Detains and Boards Russia-Bound Oil Tanker Over Insurance Status April 14, 2025 By Ott Tammik Estonia’s navy stopped and boarded a sanctioned, Russia-bound vessel in the Baltic Sea on Friday over its insurance status and...
Firm Issued Fake Insurance for Russian Oil Tankers, Norway’s Regulator Says April 2, 2025 The insurance issued to dozens of aging oil tankers used by Russia to skirt international sanctions was bogus, according to...
Western Officials Say Russia Is Behind Campaign of Sabotage Across Europe March 27, 2025 By Emma Burrows Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the...
Global Shipping Insurance May Shift if Sanctions End, BIMCO Says March 25, 2025 By Weilun Soon The global shipping industry should be open to working with a new group of insurers that emerged to support Russia’s...
Germany Confiscates Tanker in Russian ‘Shadow Fleet,’ Spiegel Reports March 21, 2025 By Rachel More and Friederike Heine Germany seized a decrepit tanker found adrift off its northern coast in January that is believed to be part of...