From the ports of Cameroon to the islands of Comoros, Russian vessels are increasingly registering tankers under African flags to keep its widely sanctioned, oil-exporting “shadow fleet” operating. Russia needs to continue transporting oil to fund its costly invasion of Ukraine.
Researchers at the Robert Lansing Institute say that Moscow targets African shipping registries because it lets the shadow fleet obscure the true ownership of its oil-carrying tankers. African shipping registries often are plagued by weak mechanisms…
