Chasing Shadows: US Senate to Advance Bipartisan Bill to Hunt Russia’s Ghost Tankers

Chasing Shadows: US Senate to Advance Bipartisan Bill to Hunt Russia’s Ghost Tankers

The SHADOW Fleets Act heads to a crucial committee vote, threatening secondary sanctions on ports, refiners, and insurers that knowingly facilitate Russian oil evasion.

Are Sanctions Finally Sinking Russia’s Shadow Fleet?

Russia’s shadow fleet of sanctioned oil tankers is coming under mounting pressure as Western sanctions take effect in ways Moscow can no longer easily evade, The Economist reported on January 28. A tightening web of US and European measures is sharply raising the cost of operating these tankers, threatening to turn Russia’s oil shipping system into a financial liability rather than an asset. Every article pushes back against disinformation. You…