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Inside the Shadow Fleet: Secret Ships, Sanctions, and the Grey Market Debate
What happens when global shipping goes dark? We debate the realities of the "Shadow Fleet" from secret ship-to-ship transfers to the true cost of evading global sanctions.When a ship “goes grey,” it doesn't just disappear. It slips into a legally ambiguous world where names change, paperwork vanishes, and operators spoof tracking systems to move sanctioned cargo.In this episode, we debate the realities and risks of the Shadow Fleet. With over 1,200 blacklisted tankers currently navigating international waters, coastal states are intensifying inspections and seizing vessels due to suspected…
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