European Nations Warn Shadow Fleet Shipowners to Play By the Rules

14 Countries Move to Block Shadow Fleet Amid Rising Russian GPS Interference

Fourteen European countries said they were tightening maritime safety and enforcement measures in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea and warned that certain shadow fleet tankers could be treated as vessels without nationality, according to the UK Department for Transport on January 27.  The statement said that Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the United Ki…

European coastal countries warn Russia's shadow fleet, step up maritime safety

Fourteen European countries warned on Jan. 26 that ships sailing in the Baltic Sea and North Sea under multiple flags may be treated as stateless vessels.

European coastal states warn Russian shadow fleet over Baltic and North Sea safety - Navy Lookout

European coastal states, including the UK, have issued a coordinated warning to the international maritime community over unsafe and deceptive practices linked to Russian maritime activity in the Baltic and North Seas. The statement signals a firmer enforcement posture, making clear that AIS manipulation and sanction-evasion by vessels associated with Russia will face closer scrutiny […] The post European coastal states warn Russian shadow fleet…

European Nations Warn Shadow Fleet Shipowners to Play By the Rules

The coastal states of the North Sea and the Baltic have released a joint letter to remind shadow fleet shipowners and flag states of their legal obli...

GNSS Disruption “the Last Straw” for Baltic and North Sea Countries: Major Change to Enforcement of Maritime Law - Inside GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design

Citing threats to safety, coastal nations of the Baltic and North Seas, along with Iceland, have proclaimed in an open letter they are done tolerating violations of international maritime law and norms.  GNSS Interference as a Trigger Specifically mentioned is Russia’s regular disruption of GNSS signals in the region and its negative impacts on maritime safety. The letter was posted on government sites the same day as the release of a major repo…