Tag: tankers
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Prime Minister warned about tankers-war risk by local and foreign officials: but still no security policy
The Maltese government has been aware about security risks with regard to tankers pertaining to the Russian Shadow Fleet as back as early last year. The government also held several security meetings with regard to potential security actions to take following Israel’s attack on a vessel in Hurd’s Bank and several options were considered including…
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Greek shipping magnates, the Martinos brothers, involved in Russian oil trading through Malta
The Greek shipping magnates, the Martinos brothers, are using Malta to register their shipping companies and flag their vessels, which are involved in the Russian oil trade. The Greek shipping magnate, Andreas Martinos, who owns the Minerva Marine shipping company, is using the Maltese-flag for a series of oil tankers buying Russian oil. On the…
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The Martinos family with Minerva Marine Group are buying Russian oil with Maltese-flagged ships
The family of oil-tankers called Minerva are owned by the Minerva Marine Group, a Greek multi-national shipping conglomerate that is owned by Andreas Martinos and his family. Forbes lists his net worth up to $1.8 billion. The Minerva oil tankers are carrying Maltese flags. Industry sources have confirmed with us that Alkagesta, which is currently…
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Russia is using its navy to escort its oil tankers through European waters
Research and data provided by Mark Douglas of the Starboard Maritime Intelligence reveal that a Russian warship accompanied two sanctioned Russian oil tankers in European waters. The Steregushchiy-class corvette Boyky, accompanied the tanker Sierra (Suvorovsky Prospekt) through the strait of Gibraltar, met with another tanker called Selva (also known as Nostos or Naxos) off the…