Sanctions

The bulk carrier Grumant unloaded more than 17 thousand tons of wheat loaded in the Turkish port of Iskenderun, loaded in the occupied Sevastopol.

Instead of destroying ships, the new drones will escort them to ports for further seizure of cargo.

The US Treasury Department has removed two Russian dry cargo ships from its sanctions list, the “Gennady Yegorov” and the “Vyacheslav Arshinov”.

EU leaders at a summit in Brussels agreed to extend the current sanctions against Russia for a year instead of the traditional six months.

Canada has imposed new sanctions on Russian “shadow fleet” tankers, as well as on the energy and military-industrial complex.

The UK has announced a new package of sanctions against Russian “shadow fleet” vessels and military suppliers.

After the tanker was detained in the English Channel, other vessels of the “shadow fleet” began to turn around and change routes.

Without certification, vessels cannot obtain insurance and access to ports — the total tonnage of the vessels removed is about 13 million gross tons.

The captain of a container ship was detained at the port of Rotterdam and dozens of containers were seized as part of an investigation into possible circumvention of sanctions against Russia.

The European Commission has proposed the 21st package of sanctions against Russia, which for the first time targets vessels that aid the “shadow fleet.”