The vessel will not be allowed to leave port until the bail is paid and a re-inspection confirms compliance with maritime ...

The Russian-owned tanker Ethera, part of Moscow’s shadow fleet, faces a €10 million bail after being seized by Belgian forces ...

Announced on February 28th, Belgian forces supported by the French Navy boarded and seized a Tanker dubbed the "Ethera", an oil carrier with links to Russia's elusive "shadow fleet" while it transited ...

By Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS, March 3 (Reuters) - Belgium has imposed a 10 million euro ($11.61 million) bail on Russian oil tanker Ethera, which it seized on Sunday, the government said on ...

March 1 (Reuters) - Belgium seized an oil tanker belonging to the Russian shadow fleet on Sunday and suspected of sailing with a "false flag and false documents", Belgian Defence Minister Theo ...

The Russian Embassy in Belgium said on Sunday that it is seeking clarification on the situation surrounding the oil tanker ...

The European Union has unveiled plans to use billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to help cover Ukraine’s war needs over the next two years. But Belgium is pushing back following the ...

Belgium’s special forces boarded and seized an oil tanker from the ‘shadow fleet’ Russia uses to circumvent Western sanctions ...

Belgium has placed a €10m ($11.6m) bail on a shadow fleet tanker it seized on Sunday in a joint operation with France. The government said the 46,606-dwt Ethera (built 2008) was trading in Russian oil ...

Belgium believes that Russia will not lose the war in Ukraine, and that claims about its defeat are "a fairy tale and a complete illusion." Therefore, frozen assets will have to be returned to Russia ...

Europe is ramping up the targeting of Moscow’s fleet of vessels suspected of carrying sanctioned oil or damaging undersea infrastructure.

BRUSSELS — Belgium’s special forces boarded and seized an oil tanker from the “shadow fleet” Russia uses to circumvent ...