Actors / The Shadow Fleet

The Shadow Fleet

Sanctions-evasion fleetGlobal

Also reported as: dark fleet, ghost fleet

The aging, opaquely owned tanker fleet moving sanctioned crude outside mainstream insurance and class. Eagle tracks the designated vessels in its Sanctioned Fleet Monitor.

Signals · 14 days

High severity

Eagle analyses

20 Sept

Last activity

Latest signals

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20 SeptTrump signs Russia sanctions law with shadow fleet in the crosshairs

16 SeptHow The Shadow Fleet Has Changed The Rules Of Maritime Finance Compliance - Hellenic Shipping News

Eagle analysis

No Shadow Fleet Designations or Delistings Surface in Week's Reporting Amid Iran Sanctions Pressure Sanctioned Tanker Hijacking Highlights Shadow Fleet Exposure as Piracy Resurges in Gulf of Aden The Daily Eagle Brief — 2026-08-14: Hormuz Attacks on ADNOC Tankers and Russian Insurer in Oman Salvage Expose Enforcement Gaps Shadow Fleet Salvage Off Oman Exposes Enforcement Gaps as Hormuz Tensions Rise The Daily Eagle Brief — 2026-08-06: Black Sea Drone Strikes Extend to Western Tonnage as Red Sea Sinkings Mount

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Eagle Intelligence, "The Shadow Fleet — Maritime Activity Tracker," eagleintelmari.com/actors/shadow-fleet (updated daily).

Compiled from the Eagle live wire and article archive. Signal lists reflect source reporting; attribution rests with the cited sources. Methodology