Dark fleet casts long shadow over latest flag state charts

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Eswatini, a landlocked African monarchy, has offered its flag to a Russian shadow fleet carrying internationally sanctioned oil.

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Eswatini marked as possible ‘dark fleet’ flag state

Eswatini has been listed on the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Table, which shows the world’s largest flag state administrations that are demonstrating high levels of performance with respect to the enforcement of global shipping regulations. The appearance of landlocked Eswatini among four flag states listed this year for the first time, reflects the recent increase

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International Chamber of Shipping updates Flag State Performance Table

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued its annual Flag State Performance Table for 2024/25, a key resource for shipping companies. Using a wide range of objective performance indicators, the ICS Table provides an analysis of the extent to which flag State administrations adhere to their responsibilities to follow global standards and regulations governing safety, environmental protection and the employment conditions of seafarers…

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Dark fleet casts long shadow over latest flag state charts

The dark fleet casts its shadow over the International Chamber of Shipping’s (ICS) latest annual flag state performance table with four new countries – familiar homes to Russia’s fleet – added to the list. Cambodia, Eswatini, Gabon and Guinea-Bissau have been added to the survey, which charts the best and worst performing major flag states, …

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Dark fleet ship registries cast shadow on flag-state performance

The latest flag state performance table from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) includes new additions reportedly used by owners to evade sanctions.