Sweden will step up insurance checks on foreign ships as worries about Russia rise

Sweden Tightens Controls on Baltic Shipping Targeting Shadow Fleet

The Swedish government announced starting July 1 it will be enforcing new rules on ships that pass through Swedish territorial waters or the economic...

Stockholm indicated that the measure aims to “improve maritime safety and environmental protection.” Putin has been using this network of ships for years to circumvent sanctions by the international community.

Sweden steps up rules against Russia's Baltic 'shadow fleet'

Sweden tightens checks on foreign vessels in Baltic Sea to combat Russia's "shadow fleet" evading sanctions, improving maritime safety.

Sweden announced new rules on Saturday that will tighten controls on foreign ships in the Baltic Sea from July 1, stepping up pressure on Russian shadow fleet tankers used to evade sanctions related to oil sales.

Sweden will step up insurance checks on foreign ships as worries about Russia rise

Sweden says it will step up insurance checks on foreign ships in a move aimed at tightening controls on Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of aging ships.

Sweden steps up rules against Russia's 'shadow fleet'

Sweden has announced new rules upping checks on foreign vessels in the Baltic from 1 July, reinforcing a crackdown on Russia's "shadow fleet" of tankers deployed to circumvent sanctions on its oil trade.