July 21, 2025
EU-Sanctioned Tanker Uses Fraudulent Malawi Flag to Transit Suez Canal
A high-risk tanker that was transmitting the fraudulent flag registry of Malawi transited the Suez Canal on July 18, in breach of the Suez Canal Authority’s rules of navigation. Malawi is designated as a fraudulent registry by the International Maritime Organization, which lists the EU- and UK-sanctioned tanker Night Glory (IMO 9319674) as falsely flagged....