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Shadow fleet

A shadow fleet, also referred to as a dark fleet, is a ship or group of such shadow ships, "...that uses concealing tactics to smuggle sanctioned goods".: 311 Shadow fleets are a direct response to international or unilateral economic sanctions. The term therefore more broadly refers to practices of sanction-busting in the maritime domain through the use…

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North Korea

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Shadow fleet

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Triples176
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Circumventing practices used to avoid oil sanctions · 30
Shadow fleet → Asia, Cameroon, Chinese, EU, Europe, Furthermore, G7, Gabon, However, IMO, In, India, Indian, Liberia, Many, Norway's, Often, Palau, Russia, Russia's
related to Context · 24
Shadow fleet → Democratic People's Republic, EU, Iran, Iranian, It, Korea, Moreover, Non-Proliferation Treaty, North Korea, North Korea's, Other, Russia, Russia's, Since, Specifically, Such, The, The EU, These, Through
related to Russian shadow fleet in the Danish Straits · 20
Shadow fleet → All, As, Baltic, Danish, Danish Naval Command, Danish Straits, DKK, From January, July, Moreover, Navigating, North Seas, November, October, On, Russian, The, The Danish Straits, This, When Russian
has impact · 16
Shadow fleet → Although, Because Iran's, Furthermore, Iran, Iran Shipping Lines, Iran's, Iranian, IRISL, Islamic Republic, JCPOA, Perchance, Resolution, Since, The, The UN Security Council, UNSCR
related to Financial · 14
Shadow fleet → As, Dollars, EU, Euros, For, Many, North Korea, North Korean, Sanctioned, Shadow, Stanton, SWIFT, This, US
related to Fraudulent use of flags · 13
Shadow fleet → April, GISIS, IMO, In July, In September, International Maritime Organisation, Lloyd’s, Lloyd’s List, Mozambique, Russian, These, This, Throughout
related to Incidents · 6
Shadow fleet → AIS, As, May, North Korean, Techniques, The
related to Practices and techniques · 5
Shadow fleet → IMO, International Maritime Organization, Such, Those, Various
related to Further reading · 4
Shadow fleet → How, Investigate Shadow Fleets, OCCRP, Reporter's Notebook
related to Environmental risks · 3
Shadow fleet → The, There, These

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sanctions oil vessels russian shadow ships also north maritime iran russia international sanctioned enforcement fleet sanction states countries use tankers

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
oilinstance ofGoods commonly exported and imported include raw materials0.80text
ironinstance ofGoods commonly exported and imported include raw materials0.80text
luxury goodsinstance ofGoods commonly exported and imported include raw materials0.80text
and weaponsinstance ofGoods commonly exported and imported include raw materials0.80text
defense technologies.Shadow fleets use a wide range of layered techniquesinstance ofGoods commonly exported and imported include raw materials0.80text
aimed at obscuring their activities or keeping plausible deniabilityinstance ofGoods commonly exported and imported include raw materials0.80text
trade bansinstance ofpotentially resulting in economic repercussions0.80text
the European Union.2024 developmentsIn April 2024instance ofThe DPRK is also under unilateral sanctions and sanctions by other supranational bodies0.80text
Russia vetoed the renewal of the panel of expert on North Korean sanctions implementation tasked with assisting the 1718 committeeinstance ofThe DPRK is also under unilateral sanctions and sanctions by other supranational bodies0.80text
Kraska underscore that despite current issuesinstance ofscholars0.80text
the European Unioninstance ofThe DPRK is also under unilateral sanctions and sanctions by other supranational bodies0.80text
automatic identification systeminstance ofIncidentsThe practices of North Korean 'shadow fleets' always combine various strategies0.80text

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