Baltic nations have also increased scrutiny of unregistered ‘shadow’ tankers due to concerns about sanctioned Russian oil, with Estonia regularly checking passing vessels’ insurance status ...

In response, Russia has relied on tankers with opaque ownership or without proper insurance to continue lucrative oil exports. The number of ships in the "shadow fleet" has exploded since the ...

Estonia detained an oil tanker that was part of Russia's “shadow fleet” and was sailing through Estonian waters in the Gulf of Finland, public broadcaster ERT reported on Friday. The vessel ...

Estonia detained a Russian-linked oil tanker near Tallinn for maritime law violations. The Kiwala, which authorities claim is part of Moscow's "shadow fleet," has already been sanctioned by the EU ...

Estonia detained the oil tanker Kiwala, a vessel linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, which is used to export crude oil and oil products to third countries, on the morning of 11 April. Source: ...

Tallinn: Estonian authorities said Saturday that it will not allow an oil tanker believed to belong to Russia's "shadow fleet" to pursue its journey until it has resolved various legal and safety ...

According to the company’s vessel tracking and market intelligence, the 104,500-dwt Zaliv Vostok and Zaliv Baikal (both built ...

VILNIUS - The Estonian navy detained and boarded a Russia-bound oil tanker on an EU sanctions ... Michal had warned in December that shadow fleet tankers could be boarded if they did not provide ...

Estonia’s navy stopped and boarded a sanctioned, Russia-bound vessel ... belonged to Moscow’s shadow fleet, which facilitates the illicit trade in Russian oil. The tanker, Kiwala, with 24 ...

In placing the ship on its sanctions registry in February, the EU said it was involved in transporting Russian oil "while practicing ... in December that shadow fleet tankers could be boarded ...

A Kremlin-linked oil tanker was detained by Estonian authorities on Friday just outside Tallinn, in what marks the first time the Baltic country has directly targeted Russia's "shadow fleet".

A Kremlin-linked oil tanker was detained by Estonian authorities on Friday just outside Tallinn, in what marks the first time the Baltic country has directly targeted Russia's "shadow fleet". The ...