Tanker Atila Completes Russia Cargo STS

Summary:

Between November 6 and 11, a tanker named Atila carried out ship-to-ship transfers of Russian Urals crude in international waters, using spoofing techniques to disguise its location. This vessel, part of the "dark fleet," was involved with two sanctions-linked suezmaxes, Sakarya and Cankiri. These tankers had previously evaded sanctions by changing their management. The cargo was likely headed to China, a major buyer of Russian oil.

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