The sanctions imposed on Russian shadow fleet oil tankers have not stopped them from transporting oil, with nearly one-third of the sanctioned ships back in operation.
Since their blacklisting, at least 21 of the 72 vessels sanctioned by the US, UK, and EU have carried 24 cargoes of Russian oil.
Data from vessel tracking shows that these tankers are being put back to work faster, with seven of them loading oil in the first ten days of October.
The data shows a...