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Canada’s Russia sanctions keep the shadow-fleet issue in cross-border view

GHY International reports that Canada amended the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations to add 100 shadow-fleet vessels and service prohibitions including financial services, insurance and technical or logistical support.

BY GEOPOLITICS DESK · APRIL 30, 2026 · 1 MIN READ

GHY International reports that Canada amended the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations to add 100 shadow-fleet vessels and service prohibitions including financial services, insurance and technical or logistical support. The practical legal point is that sanctions risk increasingly travels through services, logistics, insurers, counterparties and maritime supply chains, not only listed names.

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