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October 21, 2026
The Port Journal

Explainer: Why the US is trying to legitimize shadow fleet?

Washington wants to turn shadow-fleet tankers into legitimate ships. The capacity gain is small. The change to how sanctions work is not. The policy turn For two years Washington treated the shadow fleet as…

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Washington wants to turn shadow-fleet tankers into legitimate ships. The capacity gain is small. The change to how sanctions work is not. The policy turn For two years Washington treated the shadow fleet as something to shrink. It designated tankers, seized a few and, in the spring, opened a licensed route to the scrapyard. On […]

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