Russia Reflags 107 Shadow Fleet Tankers as Sanctions Pressure Mounts
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The number of vessels registered under the Russian flag increased by 36% since the beginning of January 2025 to 382 vessels at the end of June 2026 due to Moscow's efforts to maintain oil and gas exports in the face of Western sanctions.
Russia is increasingly becoming a last resort for sanctioned tankers left without access to foreign registers, while Western countries are stepping up pressure on flags that have allowed for years to continue transporting Russian oil and other energy supplies New research shows 107 ships accessed the Russian register between January 2025 and the end of June 2026. As many as 87 percent of these vessels [...] Post Sanctioned tankers massively cros…
Sanctioned ships retreat under the Russian flag
Russia has increasingly become the flag of last resort for sanctioned shipping as Western pressure closes down the network of open and fraudulent registries that helped keep Moscow’s energy exports moving. A new study from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) identified 107 vessels joining the Russian registry between January 2025 …
From the beginning of 2025 to the end of June 2026, Russia added 107 ships to its ship register. 87 percent of them were already under sanctions at the time of the flag change.
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