The shadowy world of abandoned oil tankers A growing number of tankers and other commercial vessels are being ditched by their owners.

#BBC article on rise in numbers of abandoned #tankers and #seafarers worldwide

#Shadowfleet
#FoC #FlagOfConvinience
#ITF #InternationalTransportworkersFederation
#IMO #InternationalMaritimeOrganisation

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Cook Islands' Flag Registry Strains Relations With New Zealand The government of New Zealand is displeased with a semi-independent territory, the Cook Islands, which has outsourced its maritime registry to a priv...

#CookIslands #ShadowFleet #FlagOfConvinience #FOC

#NewZealand
#Russia #Sanctions

#MaritimeExecutive

maritime-executive.com/article/cook...

#Oilstar #Ionia #IMO9310525 Idling in #Primorsk #Russia ?

Numerous changes of #Flag #FlagOfConvinience #FoC
Last #PortStateControl #PSC in january 2023 !
#ISM manager unknown...

Class #IRS #India

#Shadowfleet
#Sanctions
#Baltic

No #PortStateControl #PSC since 2021...
A few changes of #Flag #FlagOfConvinience #FoC...
No #ISM manager listed...
Previous cargo sold on Facebook in dec24/jan25....