... by the country’s parliament (Riigikogu) about the incident last week when Estonia attempted to inspect another shadow tanker that it suspected was operating without a valid registration.
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Local Inmarsat partner JSAT MOBILE Communications will be responsible for implementing and supporting the upgrades on board, covering a fleet that includes liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, oil tankers, and car carriers.
However, gaps remain in enforcement, as demonstrated by the case of Cape Gemi Isletmeciligi AS, where only 21 of 41 tankers operated by associated fleets were sanctioned despite engaging in similar activities.
... operated by these two fleets had been sanctioned ... According to DBI, 266 tankers were operated by eight major fleets suspected of evading the price cap or engaging in other shadow fleet activities.
The company, which says it operates and manages eight chemical tankers, has contracted Yangfan Group’s Zhoushan Dashenzhou Shipbuilding for one firm 7300 dwt ...
The tanker had been filled with nearly 2,200 metric tons of fuel, of which an estimated 500-700 tons were leaked into the sea, just off the island of Salamina in the Saronic Gulf, polluting more than 20 kilometers (12.5 mi) of coastline.
The Russian shadow fleet largely consists of outdated tankers operated by opaque entities registered in countries like the UAE or Marshall Islands, and flagged in jurisdictions such as Gabon or the Cook Islands.
On 13 May 2025, a maritime confrontation unfolded in the Gulf of Finland, when the Estonian Navy intercepted the Russia-bound tanker JAGUAR, flagged to Gabon and recently sanctioned by the UK.
Bulker operator Norvic Shipping has set out to expand its ... Founded in 2006 in Toronto, Canada, as a tanker operator, Norvic expanded into dry bulk in 2012.
While the EU said it was focusing on Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers and their operators, it also included a major international operator, Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K.
Two oil tankers were also torched during the chaos. In response to the violence, police launched a widespread operation in various areas of Moro under the supervision of Naushahro FerozeSSPSanghar Malik and ShaheedBenazirabad SSP Shabbir Sethar ... .
Hassan stated that KOTC is the main logistics arm of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), operating a balanced and modern fleet of giant crude oil and petroleum product tankers, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers.