Russia continues to add shadow fleet tankers to its flag
- After a brief pause Russia has continued to add sanctioned tankers to its flag
- Russia’s ship register has increased in size by 40% since the invasion of Ukraine
- Shift towards Russia’s flag comes as US and EU is adding pressure on ship registers and seeking to board vessels
Russia’s willingness to directly flag ships operating in sanctioned trades has not been affected by the recent US seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker
