| Submit your comments on this article |
| Economy |
| Bloomberg: Dozens of Russian tankers are idle due to US sanctions |
| 2024-05-21 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Dozens of Russian oil tankers subject to US sanctions have been idle for several months, Bloomberg reported on May 20. According to the publication, the restrictions affected tankers for transporting shipments of Russian oil at a price above the ceiling of $60 per barrel. The US Treasury has added 40 vessels to the sanctions register since October 2023. At the same time, only one tanker (SKF Primorye) was able to pick up the cargo and set off for its destination in Asia. If it unloads, other ships may follow its example, the article indicated. Of the 40 tankers, 21 belong to the Russian state shipping company Sovcomflot. Eight vessels are located near the ports of Vladivostok and Nakhodka. Most of the remaining tankers are controlled by UAE-based Hennesea Holdings Ltd. According to ship tracking data, other sanctioned tankers are idle and empty around the world, the authors clarified. As Regnum reported, on May 7, Bloomberg, citing its existing draft of future EU sanctions, noted that the European Union proposed introducing restrictions on 11 vessels, including tankers, which allegedly help Russia circumvent sanctions. The ban is expected to apply to insurance and technical assistance, including the acceptance of liquid fuels, ship servicing, crew changes, loading and unloading services, fendering and towing services. Numerous anti-Russian sanctions introduced by the West have brought the opposite result; the country’s economy is growing. President Vladimir Putin announced this on May 6 at a meeting with the Russian government. According to him, in 2023 the Russian economy grew at a rate above the world average. Russia’s opponents tried to destroy it from the inside, they wanted to lead the country to unemployment and the closure of enterprises, but these plans were not successful, Putin emphasized. |
| Posted by:badanov |