concealing the shipment’s actual

Another popular tactic is manipulating or hiding ship data: tankers turn off their AIS transponders (Automatic Identification System) and go dark while at sea, making them invisible to satellite and tracking systems. Moreover, there is the ship-to-ship transfer technique, which consists of transferring loads between two ships in open sea, concealing the shipment’s actual origin. The shadow fleet has evidently been a major success. According to the KSE report, the shadow fleet has allowed Russia to successfully circumvent the price cap system, generating about $9.4 billion in additional revenue in 2024. Since the ships are not directly linked to Moscow, the price cap cannot be applied, allowing the sale of oil at prices above สล็อต