All news on the topic: Shadow fleet

18 Feb 2026 690

Accomplice of Coral Energy owner Tahir Garayev, Azim Novruzov, bought a London mansion for £6.7 million using Putin’s money allegedly obtained from the sale of Russian oil

Azerbaijani citizen, Azim Novruzov, has been mentioned in certain foreign media reports claiming that he is involved in energy trading and the oil market, with particular scrutiny since 2023 regarding alleged connections to Russia-linked business structures.

News

08 Feb 2026 939

UK prepares to seize Russia-linked shadow fleet tanker in potential military escalation against Moscow

The UK is threatening to seize a Russia-linked shadow fleet tanker in an escalatory move that could lead to the opening up of a new front against Moscow at a time when the country’s oil revenues are tumbling.

Investigation

22 Jan 2026 754

British sanctions failed to stop Garaev’s oil network: Russian oil money keeps flowing through offshore channels

Tahir Garaev and his team are among the key operators of Russia’s oil exports after the start of the war.

Investigation

18 Oct 2025 818

Syrian freighters linked to Assad regime accused of shipping stolen Ukrainian grain

Three Syrian freighters have been accused of transporting grain stolen from Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.

World

03 Oct 2025 642

Macron links Russia’s shadow fleet to war financing as France detains oil ship off Atlantic coast

The captain of a suspected “shadow fleet” oil tanker detained off the coast of France will go on trial in February, accused of failing to cooperate with authorities.

World

01 Oct 2025 636

French Navy boards Russian-linked tanker suspected in Danish drone incident

French military personnel have boarded an oil tanker listed among Russia’s “shadow fleet” vessels, suspected of being a launchpad for mysterious drone flights that led to the closure of airports in Denmark last week.

World

20 Aug 2025 994

Media: EU and Britain investigate Maltese Alkagesta for supplying Russian oil to Libya through “shadow fleet”

EU and UK authorities are investigating Alkagesta for allegedly selling Russian oil illegally to Libya, according to media reports.

Investigation

11 Jul 2025 1009

Tahir Garayev and the Kremlin’s ‘shadow fleet’: how an Azerbaijani businessman helped Russia bypass oil sanctions

The conflict between Azerbaijan and Moscow that emerged last week risks transforming Moscow into the emergence of another adversary among former allies.

World

06 Jul 2025 840

Russia’s shadow fleet avoids English Channel amid rising detention risks

Russia’s so-called "shadow fleet" of oil tankers has started to avoid the English Channel, steering away from high-risk zones and traditional shipping routes.

Investigation

04 Jul 2025 1173

Tahir Garayev and the Kremlin’s shadow oil empire: how 2Rivers, Coral Energy and Bellatrix trade sanctioned oil for Sechin

The head of "Rosneft" is urging the Kremlin to promptly settle the dispute with Azerbaijan — does Igor Sechin have pressing interests?

Investigation

20 May 2025 1010

Kremlin’s financial lifeline: how Azerbaijani trader Alkagesta fuels Russia’s war machine

FUEL smuggling out of Libya is a billion-dollar business, but little is known about the scale of the maritime operation that routinely ferries refined petroleum products out of Libya.

Investigation

18 May 2025 1420

Alkagesta at the heart of $10bn Libyan fuel smuggling network: fake Maltese certificates, Russian oil and Haftar’s Wagner clan

Fuel smuggling out of Libya is a billion-dollar business, but there is little knowledge about the extent of the maritime operations that regularly transport refined petroleum products out of Libya.

World

15 May 2025 983

Dangerous provocation in the Baltics: Estonia intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker — Russia responds with fighter jet

War now feels dangerously close on Nato’s eastern flank after a Russian fighter jet tore into Estonia’s airspace.

Investigation

06 Apr 2025 865

Britain trapped in a "grey war": Russia hunting Trident and maritime infrastructure

Defense officials suspect that the Trident nuclear fleet is the latest target in Putin’s ‘greyzone’ war with the UK.

World

29 Mar 2025 934

Panama to deregister 128 vessels linked to Russia and Iran’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers

Panama will revoke the registration of 128 vessels that sail under its flag after they were targeted by sanctions from the United States, its allies, or the United Nations.

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