Russian LNG ‘Shadow’ Fleet Ships Have Flags Suspended by Palau
- Three LNG carriers flagged to Palau halted pending inquiry
- Ships believed to be part of Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers
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The Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Western Pacific, has temporarily suspended the registration of three liquefied natural gas carriers that were recently sanctioned by the US over links to Russian gas exports.
Authorities on the island, about 500 miles east of the Philippines, are investigating whether vessels violated sanctions through deceptive practices, the Palau International Ship Registry said in a statement Tuesday. The vessels — Asya Energy, Everest Energy and Pioneer — were sanctioned by the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on August 23.