The average Shadow Fleet vessel is 18.1 years old, compared to mainstream commercial vessels averaging 10.4 years of age.
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Standing
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Voices
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- The average Shadow Fleet vessel is 18.1 years old, compared to mainstream commercial vessels averaging 10.4 years of age.
The average Shadow Fleet vessel is 18.1 years old, compared to mainstream commercial vessels, which are nearly a decade newer, averaging 10.4 years of age.
Sources
Who and what it involves
Origin: extracted from Russia’s Shadow Fleet: The Dangerous Tanker Network Threatening Global Waters · 2026-09-11 21:54