First signs of Russia amassing ‘dark fleet’ of LNG carriers
Two newly formed Dubai-based shipmanagers without a history in the highly specialised sector have taken over management of nine LNG carriers since April
The purchase of assets for LNG shipments has all the hallmarks of dark fleet tanker development seen since 2022 when pending sanctions fuelled a supercharged sale-and-purchase spree of secondhand tankers to anonymously owned, recently formed companies with links to the UAE