Norway will oblige ships flowing in its vicinity to have a special CLC certificate, which confirms the coverage of costs associated with the possible effects of events such as oil leaks. The inspections will be carried out by the Norwegian coast administration, and the documents are to be verified by the Maritime Transport Office. This decision is a reaction to the actions of a fleet transporting Russian oil covered by international sanctions.
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Risk around the shadow fleet
Norwegian authorities calculate that the high cost of obtaining such insurance can effectively discourage the shipowners from using routes along the Norwegian coast. The Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy Marianne Sivertsen admitted that she was counting on the fact that the new regulations will limit the exports of Russian oil. In her official statement, she emphasized that the activity of the “shadow fleet” is associated with a number of threats and dangers, both for the environment and for maritime safety. She also added that such activities finance Russian warfare.
The Norwegian exclusive economic zone includes not only the coast of the Scandinavian Peninsula, but also the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Island Jan Mayen. Thanks to Norway's accession to the group of countries such as Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Germany and Great Britain, which have previously introduced similar solutions, Oslo hopes to impede access to tankers from Russian ports in the north.
