Russian tankers are creeping in the dark to evade sanctions

Since ramping up of commercial restrictions, more and more ships have been switching off their location transmitters

28 March 2022 - 20:04 By K. Oanh Ha

Russian tankers carrying chemicals and oil products are increasingly concealing their movements, a phenomenon that some maritime experts warn could signal attempts to evade unprecedented sanctions prompted by the invasion of Ukraine...

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