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...
Venezuela Resorts to Using Shadow Tankers to Supply Oil to Ally Cuba June 27, 2024 By Marianna Parraga Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has begun using tankers that navigate off radar to supply its closest political ally, Cuba,...
Growing Shadow Fleet of Tankers, Shipping Sanctioned Oil, Are Burning Dirty Fuel May 29, 2024 By Jonathan Saul The growing shadow fleet of tankers transporting sanctioned Iranian, Venezuelan and Russian oil is filling up with the cheapest fuel...
Aging Shadow Fleet, Shipping Russian Oil, Poses Disaster Risk March 27, 2023 By Asad Zulfiqar The oil tanker Turba normally should have been melted down by now. The 26-year-old vessel hasn’t had a full inspection...
Oil Spills and Near Misses: Growing Numbers of Ghost Tankers Ship Sanctioned Fuel March 23, 2023 By Jonathan Saul An oil tanker runs aground off eastern China, leaking fuel into the water. Another is caught in a collision near...
U.S. Pressures Insurers, Certifiers, Shippers in Enforcing Tougher Sanctions on Venezuela July 14, 2020 By Jonathan Saul and Matt Spetalnick Several companies that certify vessels are seaworthy and ship insurers have withdrawn services to tankers involved in the Venezuelan oil...
U.S. Targets Ship Insurers, Maritime Industry to Strengthen Venezuela Sanctions July 13, 2020 By Jonathan Saul and Matt Spetalnick Several companies that certify vessels are seaworthy and ship insurers have withdrawn services to tankers involved in the Venezuelan oil...