Tankers
India has increased its import of Russian oil by 1000% since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Currently, crude oil imports to India depend on the Russian Federation for 40% — the country will import 1,000% more Russian oil than in 2021.
The West imposed sanctions against only 9% of tankers carrying Russian oil
The United States and Great Britain have so far sanctioned only 9% of vessels carrying Russian oil.
More than 20 “shadow fleet” tankers are registered in Moldova
At least 20 tankers engaged in illegal transportation of Russian oil and oil products are registered in Moldova.
A Russian tanker was spotted near the Norwegian gas pipeline
The Russian tanker “Vladimir Rusanov” has been sailing along the western coast of Norway, where the gas pipeline is located, for the past week.
The Russian Federation bought dozens of tankers through front companies in the UAE
The Kremlin is trying to circumvent sanctions against the export of Russian energy carriers thanks to shell companies registered in the UAE.
Britain introduced sanctions against another 11 vessels carrying Russian oil
Great Britain added 11 more vessels to the sanctions list, which were involved in the transportation of oil or oil products from the Russian Federation.
The EU and Britain will strengthen inspections of the Russian oil fleet
Great Britain and several countries of the European Union may begin increased inspections of vessels of Russia’s “shadow fleet”.
India became the leader in the import of Russian oil by sea
India imported the largest volumes of Russian crude oil by sea from ports on the Baltic and Black seas.
Due to sanctions, 50 Russian oil tankers are stuck around the world
Due to the strengthening of sanctions by the USA, Great Britain and the EU, Russian oil tankers are forced to stand still at sea.
Risk factor: the tanker arrived at the port of Moldova from Novorossiysk
The tanker left the port of Novorossiysk, passed through the Sulynsk estuary and entered the port of Giurgiulesti.
