December 17, 2025
Maritime Defense Weekly: Venezuela Blockade, Dark Fleet Under Fire
The Week in Focus Three developments this week carry direct implications for maritime operations worldwide: the U.S. announcing a blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan tankers as Caribbean dark fleet activity surges 95% year-on-year; Ukraine expanding drone strikes against Russia’s sanctions-evasion tankers in the Black Sea; and escalating air-sea confrontations in the East China Sea prompting a...
