Beyond the List: Mapping the 496 Vessels of Russia’s Shadow Fleet
The UK’s November 2025 designations—including high-profile vessels like the KSENA (IMO 9232888)—revealed a sophisticated web of ISM managers and shell companies incorporated in "clean" jurisdictions to mask a Russian nexus. For compliance teams, a simple manual search of a government portal is no longer enough to mitigate risk.
The Reality of "Identity Laundering"
Vessels in the shadow fleet don't just appear on a list; they carry a trail of management shifts and flag changes designed to evade detection. To truly mitigate risk, firms must screen for the ISM Manager’s HQ and historical ownership, not just the ship’s current name.
The Solution: Audit-Ready Data
To help firms automate this process, I have released the raw investigative dataset for all 496 vessels designated in the late 2025 sweep. Developed using our proprietary three-stage identity-laundering model, this dataset features:
One unique record per IMO number (de-duplicated).
Full Entity Mapping: ISM Managers, Registered Owners, and Commercial Owners.
Jurisdictional Risk: Country of Incorporation for all managers and owners.
The first 10 copies are available at an introductory rate of £200 before our March 2026 'Identity Laundering' refresh.
Access the dataset:
UK Russia Shadow Fleet Sanctions Dataset (Nov 2025) | BSAH — BSAH
