At the beginning of July 2023, Russia had lost most of the tanker fleet of India Gatik Ship Management, which was used to transport oil to other countries. In total, four ships of the company remained. In this respect informs Bloomberg cites the international marine database Equasis.
In April, an Indian firm helping Moscow transport crude oil by sea under international sanctions had a fleet of 42 tankers, according to the agency. However, the number of ships had dwindled by 38 through July due to loss of access to vehicle insurance, as the company violated the West’s $60-per-barrel oil price cap.
The publication noted that despite the loss of most of the ships, the rest still carry oil from Russia. The four ships are under the control of various foreign companies of unknown origin.
May 13 American edition of Politico reportedThe European Union (EU) plans to impose sanctions aimed at combating the Russian tanker “shadow fleet” from which they secretly transport oil from Russia.
Formerly Russia’s shadow fleet discretion 2.2 billion dollars.