Is the global shadow fleet now seriously degraded?
African News Agency | 15.01.2026 17:49
After the Trump administration’s actions against oil tankers in international waters, there is a strong possibility that the global shadow fleet — a clandestine network of older, often poorly maintained ships, primarily tankers, that use deceptive tactics to evade international sanctions, especially for transporting sanctioned oil from countries like Russia, Iran and Venezuela — may not just be at a tipping point, but may well be on track to be seriously degraded.
