Greenpeace

A recent Greenpeace report warns of the significant risk posed by Russia’s so-called ‘shadow fleet’ of ageing tankers transporting crude oil, which bypass international sanctions. The report highlights the environmental threat of a potential oil spill in the Baltic Sea, particularly along the German coastline near Rostock, Lübeck, and Kiel. Greenpeace experts analysed four years of vessel movement data from tankers leaving Russian Baltic ports, including Primorsk, St. Petersburg, Ust-Luga, and Vysotsk. With Russia increasing…