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2023-05-23 Europe

A surge in anonymous tanker sales to new and unknown buyers in Europe was likely linked to Russia’s efforts to create a hidden fleet

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Posted by Fred 2023-05-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top
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#1 Pirate tanker flotilla,
or nuke launch platforms?

Posted by Skidmark 2023-05-23 09:58|| 2023-05-23 09:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Sub bait.

Iranian Warship Could Be Bringing Millions of Gallons of Fuel to Venezuela

Posted by Skidmark 2023-05-23 10:00|| 2023-05-23 10:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Blocked space agreements that are unutilzed take capacity off the market. Another way is to charter ships then have them held in port for maintenance/other reasons. Both expensive but a deniable way to reduce capacity and increase the cost of the remaining available products

Posted by Griter Slash1619 2023-05-23 13:04|| 2023-05-23 13:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Blocked space agreements that are unutilzed take capacity off the market. Another way is to charter ships then have them held in port for maintenance/other reasons. Both expensive but a deniable way to reduce capacity and increase the cost of the remaining available products

Posted by Griter Slash1619 2023-05-23 13:04|| 2023-05-23 13:04|| Front Page Top

#5 ^3, It's even more unpleasant when then don't even bother to make port, and just hold offshore. (The Phillipino crews really love that.)
I have an aquaintance who has a 45ft Ravallo, and used to do fishing charters before the Coasties got all anal. Now days he does twice weekly grocery runs for parked freighters and tankers who are running low on food supplies. As long as they can pay cash.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-05-23 18:24|| 2023-05-23 18:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Pirate tanker flotilla, or nuke launch platforms?

Hauling Russian oil to India and China. Long voyage that requires a lot of tankers.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-23 20:02|| 2023-05-23 20:02|| Front Page Top

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