Tracking Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’

追踪俄罗斯的“影子舰队”

Behind the Money

2025-03-05

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Little is known about Russia’s “shadow fleet”. These ships have been used to move Russian oil around the globe and avoid restrictions put in place by western governments after Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The existence of the shadow fleet is worth billions of dollars a year to the Kremlin. But who owns these ships? How were they acquired? Who oversees their operations? Many of these questions went unanswered, until a recent FT investigation. Senior energy correspondent Tom Wilson explains what he found and what could happen next for the fleet as an end to the war is discussed among world leaders.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: How Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ gets its ships  Shares in shipbroker Braemar fall after FT report on Russian ‘shadow fleet’ UK cracks down on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ EU agrees new Russia sanctions in the face of US push to end Ukraine war To see some of the vessels mentioned in this episode, check out the Bosphorus Observer, the blog of ship spotter Yoruk Isik. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Follow Tom Wilson on X (@thomas_m_wilson). Michela Tindera is on X (@mtindera07) and Bluesky (@mtindera.ft.com), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • It's a very cold morning in northern Bosphorus.

  • I'm very close to the Black Sea.

  • Jorek Eszek is looking out across the Bosphorus Strait,

  • the waterway that separates Europe and Asia in Istanbul.

  • I'm from Istanbul and I currently live in downtown Istanbul by the Bosphorus,

  • which is one of the world's busiest waterways.

  • And the reason Jorek's been hanging out around here is because he's a ship spotter.

  • He's been helping the FT investigate Russia's so-called shadow fleet.

  • On this particularly blustery morning, he's armed with a camera.

  • trying to spot a ship called Swift Searider.

  • And I'm hoping to see Swift Searider today but the traffic slowed down due to rough weather and Swift Searider changed names several times and changed flag

  • since the Russian war on Ukraine has started.

  • And now I'm further interested with Swift Searider