When the West imposed restrictions on Russia’s oil exports after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, an array of ...

The U.S. is escalating enforcement against Iran’s covert oil trade. Beijing’s refiners have increasingly relied on Russian, Iranian and Venezuelan oil, much of it carried by older or reflagged “shadow ...

Shadow Fleet tanker MT Virgo returns after delivering a cargo of Iranian oil on Aug. 24, 2025. The busy shipping lanes in the ...

New satellite images have raised concern after showing what appears to be Iran’s “shadow fleet” carrying out secret oil ...

The U.S. and other western countries have issued sanctions on Russian oil exports since 2022. The Planet Money team explains how the country's shadow fleet of aging oil tankers evades policing.

The European Union's diplomatic arm, the EEAS, is urging member states to back a maritime declaration that would allow EU ...

FRESH off a mission tracking Vladimir Putin’s shady ships, a British navy commander reminisces about a time when UK sailors were once friendly with the Russians. But Commander Craig Raeburn ...

A new report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions suggests sanctions activity has moderated since a flurry caused by Russia’s 2022 ...

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The captain of an oil tanker detained by French authorities off their Atlantic Coast will stand trial early next year. The captain is a Chinese citizen and was charged earlier this month with refusing ...