Russia Prepares to Challenge EU Sanctions and Expands Its ‘gNL Phantom Fleet': ‘Tactics Are Largely the same.'
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Russia has silently expanded its "ghost fleet for gas transport, adding second-hand vessels and its first domestic-built oil tankers, with a view to the EU's ban on liquefied natural gas transport in this country, which will enter into force next year, reports the Financial Times.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Im Hwa-seop = Ahead of the European Union (EU) embargo on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) set to take effect next year, Russia recently [carried] LNG carriers '...
According to analysts' estimates, the "shadow fleet" for transporting liquefied natural gas has allegedly increased to 25 ships in the last six months.
Moscow expects to continue exports of liquefied natural gas when EU sanctions become more stringent next year.
Russia has expanded its shadow fleet to transport LNG to 25 vessels and continues to buy used gas carriers. Moscow is preparing for a complete ban on Russian gas imports to the EU in 2027 tsn.ua (news 1+1)
The EU's expansion of sanctions against Russian-linked ships under the pretext of a "shadow fleet" has created new tensions in maritime trade. Europe, dreaming of collapsing the Russian economy, has, so to speak, "shot itself in the foot." Greece's resistance to sanctions, particularly regarding its LNG exemption, further exacerbates the situation.
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