Blacklisted Russian tankers continue to pollute European waters despite sanctions
Shadow fleet vessels sailed unimpeded in EU waters after leaving slicks near the continent.…
Dark and Hidden: Tracking Russia’s «Shadow» Fleet
In August, it became known that Vladimir Matveyev, an electrical engineer from the “Volgoneft-212” tanker that sank in December 2024 in the Black Sea with a cargo of fuel oil, allegedly collected arrears in wages in…
Tanker Unity detention in Murmansk exposes cracks in Russia’s shadow fleet
A tanker sailing under the flag of Lesotho was detained in Murmansk on September 1 following complaints from the Russian Seafarers’ Union, highlighting the mounting risks within the Kremlin’s shadow fleet. Port…