Tankers
EU sanctions against Russia’s tanker fleet are not enough, – European Parliament
The European Parliament believes that the sanctions against Russia are not working properly: the number of tankers has doubled over the last year.
The new package of EU sanctions will be directed against LNG and the tanker fleet of the Russian Federation
In January, EU countries will start developing the 15th package of sanctions against Russia.
Two-thirds of old tankers illegally transport oil
Almost 63% of all tankers built in 2009 or older trade in Iranian, Venezuelan and/or Russian oil under sanctions.
Great Britain will start detaining uninsured tankers carrying Russian oil
The British government has announced that it will detain tankers that pass through the English Channel and have “questionable insurance”.
Tankers of the “shadow fleet” of the Russian Federation have become a global problem for the world
In addition to using Russia’s “shadow fleet” tankers to circumvent oil sanctions and price ceilings, it also affects the safety of the maritime environment.
Russia has set a record for transporting oil through the Arctic
Russia transported a record amount of oil through the Northern Sea Route — at least 10.7 million barrels. This year, Russia transported record volumes of oil through the Northern Sea Route (“Sevmorput”), and this indicator may grow even more, Bloomberg reports. According to the publication, at least 15 tankers transported about 10.7 million barrels of…
In August, 1 billion euros worth of Russian oil was transferred from ship to ship in EU waters
In August of this year, transshipment of Russian oil from ship to ship (STS) worth 1 billion euros was carried out in EU waters. Approximately 73% of these shipments were carried out by tankers insured under G7+, said Anatoliy Amelin, co-founder and director of economic programs of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future. According to…
The US Ministry of Finance has imposed sanctions against Russian LNG tankers
The new sanctions are part of measures aimed at nearly 400 legal entities and individuals for supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Under-sanctioned Russian tankers resumed work
Half a million tons of Russian oil are headed to buyers on vessels that are under sanctions of the Western coalition.
Israel imposed sanctions against 18 Iranian tankers: some of them were transporting Russian oil
For the first time, Israel applied sanctions against the Iranian tanker fleet – 18 vessels with a total deadweight of almost 1.9 million tons were included in the sanctions list.
