France releases alleged shadow fleet ship; substantial fine paid

France has said it has released an oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s shadow fleet after paying a fine, the BBC reports. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the GRINCH had left French waters on February 17 after paying a multi-million euro fine. The ship was seized by French authorities in the Mediterranean […] The post France releases alleged shadow fleet ship; substantial fine paid appeared first on Baltic News Network.