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Dark fleet casts long shadow over latest flag state charts
The dark fleet casts its shadow over the International Chamber of Shipping’s (ICS) latest annual flag state performance table with…
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‘We are not a shelter for sanction evasion’: Panama flag
Facing pressure from Washington, the Panama Maritime Authority, which looks after the world’s second largest ship registry, has defended its…
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Fastest growing flag data brings shadow fleet into light
San Marino, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Comoro Islands, Guinea Bissau and most notably Guinea are the flag states that stand out…
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Maritime News
False Flag Shadow Tanker Detained in Venezuela
The Maritime Authority in Guyana is confirming media reports that a tanker being detained in Venezuela was flying a…
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Maritime News
Estonian Flag Offers Fast Service, Low Bureaucracy
In the spring of 2023, a cargo ship that had been sailing under the flag of Gibraltar was re-registered…
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Marine World
Panama Pulls Flag on Sanctioned LNG Carriers in Crackdown on Russia’s Shadow Fleet
In response to recent U.S. sanctions, the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has initiated the process to deregister four LNG carriers…
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Panama flag acts tough in wake of OFAC sanctions
The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has vowed to cancel the registration of any vessel found to be involved in illegal…
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Marine World
Russia’s LNG ‘Shadow Fleet’ Grinds to Halt Following Suspension of Flag
A week after the Republic of Palau, an island country in the Western Pacific, temporarily suspended the flag of three…
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Marine World
Palau Flag Suspends Russian LNG ‘Shadow’ Fleet Ships
By Ruth Liao and Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — The Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Western Pacific, has temporarily…
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Port News
Dark fleet additions see Cook Islands become a top 30 flag
A flag featuring the Union Jack of the United Kingdom has become a go-to register for Russian-linked ships. Gabon has…
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