Among others, the restrictions target ships Zaliv Amursky and SKF Pechora, which are involved in the transportation of oil or oil products from Russia to third countries. These tankers have been sailing under the flags of Panama, Gabon, and the Cook Islands. The agency noted that in June, the UK implemented its first sanctions on ships belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet,” which were used to circumvent Western sanctions on Russian oil trade. On July 16, Bloomberg reported that the UK plans to urge several European countries to take action against the so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers tha…