Russian-flagged tanker linked to sanctioned LNG loading as shadow fleet expands

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A Russian-flagged LNG tanker has been linked to a U.S.-sanctioned energy project, highlighting the expansion of a shadow fleet in the maritime sector. The Merkuriy was reported to be loading fuel from a sanctioned site near Murmansk, Russia.

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker that recently shifted to a Russian flag appears to be loading fuel from a U.S.-sanctioned energy project. According to ship-tracking data compiled by Kpler and reported by Bloomberg, the vessel Merkuriy docked next to the Saam floating storage unit near Murmansk in western Russia. The Saam unit is a ...