A mid-sized Gambia-flagged oil tanker with a cargo of almost three-quarters of a million barrels was reportedly anchored in East Asia with no clear destination, JollofNews gathered from the BBC recently. According to the BBC reporter, who said he spoke to one of the sailors aboard the stranded vessel, the[Read More…]
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Barrow Gov’t Linked To Financing Russia’s Defense Budget To Kill & Maim Ukrainians
The reported involvement of President Adama Barrow’s government in enabling the Russian Federation to evade western sanctions to export its oil to finance its war in Ukraine is increasingly gaining air time in the international media. Last week, two Gambian flagged oil tankers of Russia’s Shadow Fleet were reportedly struck[Read More…]
US Sanctions Hit Iranian Oil Network As Gambia-Flagged Tanker Listed
The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on a network accused of moving Iranian oil, naming eight vessels including one sailing under the Gambian flag. The US Treasury Department said on August 21 that 13 companies, eight ships and one individual were blacklisted for operating a “shadow fleet” to evade[Read More…]

