Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US, the UK and France have recently stepped up controls of 'shadow fleet' shipsDamien Meyer/AFP The governments of Tonga and ...

Maritime Cook Islands (MCI) has reaffirmed its commitment to transparent, ongoing engagement with New Zealand by providing real-time confirmation of all vessels currently registered under the Cook ...

Pacific Islands are rapidly de-flagging vessels on their shipping registries after gaining international attention for their role in Russia's "shadow fleet".

The Cook Islands was one of the 'top countries whose flags are used by shadow tankers transporting Russian crude oil', according to a European Parliament briefing from 2024 — Marty Melville Dozens of ...

Earlier this month, the Cook Islands came under intense scrutiny when a sanctioned oil tanker was identified sailing under its flag while allegedly attempting to evade a U.S. naval blockade. Under the ...

The Cook Islands says a US sanctioned oil tanker is falsely using their country's identifiers to evade capture. The Bertha, which flew under the Cooks flag for almost nine months in 2024, is among at ...