Bunker companies were part of Russian game in Syria

Dan-Bunkering is far from the only company to supply jet fuel to Russian tanker ships, which, according to US authorities, sailed the cargoes to Syria. A Cypriot oil company and a Canadian company are also inviolved. ShippingWatch tells the story about how the companies may have played a role in the Syrian civil war.
Photo: Handout / Reuters / Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Handout / Reuters / Ritzau Scanpix

Several companies in the bunker sector have for years been supplying jet fuel to a company with ties to the Russian navy, which US authorities suspects of having sailed oil to Syria in violation of international sanctions.

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