The Dutch government is preparing new laws to take stronger action against the Russian “shadow fleet,” a group of ships ...

The Shadow Fleet Sanctions Act, introduced by Senators Jim Risch and Jeanne Shaheen in September 2025, expands Washington's ...

Europe’s shift from theoretical sanctions oversight to active enforcement against the shadow fleet is expected to unsettle ...

Traders are increasingly using tankers to store Russia's Urals crude as demand weakens and customers weigh growing sanctions ...

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In a surprising move lacking official explanations, the United States has returned an oil tanker to Venezuela that was seized earlier in January.

Iran seized the oil tanker with 18 crew members, including 16 Indians, in December alleging it had illegal diesel.

The management of Sub-Sea 9 Ocean Services Limited has criticised the recent publication of what it described as false facts and allegations ...

Macron said that France is forced to release a recently detained tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet due to national legislation requirements.

Russia is increasingly escorting its “ghost fleet” vessels with naval assets—helping to protect them from Western seizure, but making their affiliation with the Kremlin far more obvious.

A tanker that left Russia and ran into trouble off the coast of Senegal in November 2025 appears to have been deliberately ...

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha proposed strategies for the EU to increase pressure on terrorist state Russia during ...