The UK today, October 17, introduced the largest package of sanctions to date against the so-called “shadow fleet” of the Russian Federation. Another 18 oil tankers were hit.
This was reported on the British government website.
A further 18 shadow fleet vessels will be barred from UK ports and unable to use leading UK maritime services, bringing the total number of sanctioned oil tankers to 43, it said.
Also subject to sanctions were four more tankers for transporting liquefied gas and the Russian gas company Rusgazdobycha JSC.
Oil tankers currently targeted by sanctions transported approximately $4.9 billion in the last year alone,” the British government notes. “A significant number of ships currently targeted by UK sanctions are forced to sit idle in ports around the world. , unable to continue pouring money into Putin’s war chest.
The British government also notes that Russia’s largest shipping company, Sovcomflot, is desperately trying to rename and unload its ships to evade sanctions.
Source: Racurs
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