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Sweden will step up insurance checks on foreign ships as worries about Russia rise

Sweden will step up insurance checks on foreign ships as worries about Russia rise

Washington Post31-05-2025
STOCKHOLM — Sweden said Saturday it will step up insurance checks on foreign ships in a move aimed at tightening controls on Russia's so-called "shadow fleet ' of aging ships.
The government in Stockholm said that, starting July 1, the coast guard and the Swedish Maritime Administration will be tasked with collecting insurance information not just from ships that call at Swedish ports, but also those that pass through the country's territorial waters and exclusive economic zone.
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