A recent news article published in the Ekathimerini news source states that Tankers are ditching EU flags.
Result of the sanctions on Russian oil transportationA large number of tankers which previously sailed under European Union flags, such as Cyprus’ and Malta’s, are leaving those registers as a result of the sanctions on Russian oil transportation.
Sources say that since early October the number of ships on the Cypriot registry has decreased 21%, while the Maltese registry has lost around 67...
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