President Trump ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and exiting Venezuela on Tuesday, continuing his ...

The United States is tracking a Venezuela-linked oil tanker that has avoided capture for several days as officials consider ...

Amid debatably legal efforts to remove Nicolas Maduro, including a new blockade, the U.S. did show leadership on the world ...

The tankers indulge in most of the dark fleet’s typical practices to obscure movements and ownership, including spoofing, or the use of fake locations.

President Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela as U.S. Coast Guard pursues sanctioned oil tanker reportedly evading ...

WASHINGTON — A group representing maritime shipping labor is warning regulators about rising economic and safety risks caused by foreign flags-of-convenience (FOC) ship registries. Responding to an ...

MIAMI(AP) — The oil tanker was navigating near the coast of Guyana recently when its location transponder showed it starting to zigzag. It was a seemingly improbable maneuver and the latest digital ...

Move interpreted as escalation of US policy as Vladimir Putin ‘reaffirms’ support for South American dictator ...

Russia's ghost fleet of sanctions-busting oil tankers are using the Turkish-controlled Bosphorus to reach the Black Sea, causing headaches for Turkey.

The United Nations-backed International Labour Organization has designated the 21 seafarers stuck on board the 46,100-dwt Green Land (built 2002) as abandoned. Their wages have been unpaid since June.

August 18, 2025: The Russian economy and war effort in Ukraine is financed by oil and other energy exports. Russia is operating under severe economic sanctions imposed to reduce that income and create ...