Seatrade Maritime News: Could the days of the dark fleet be numbered?
February 17, 2025
In its most recent Tanker Opinion, New York broker Poten & Partners points out that Russia, Iran and Venezuela are all sanctioned by the US and other western countries and therefore use the dark fleet to ship their crude oil and products to markets around the world. All three countries rely on energy exports as key components in their economies.
The size of the shadow fleet is not known for sure. According to Poten, some analysts believe there are around 600 tankers trading in this way; others put the number as high as 1,100. Vessels formally sanctioned by the governments of the US, the UK and/or the European Union are a subset of the dark fleet.
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