Tanker

EU expected to ditch ban on tanker sales to Russia

Older tankers sold to Russian owners will allegedly have to be reported to the authorities as part of the EU’s latest round of sanctions, Reuters reports.
A growing fleet of aging tankers is carrying Russian oil in violation of EU and G7 sanctions. | Photo: Sputnik/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
A growing fleet of aging tankers is carrying Russian oil in violation of EU and G7 sanctions. | Photo: Sputnik/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by DANIEL LOGAN BERG-MUNCH

The EU’s 12th sanctions package is expected to include measures against Russia’s shadow fleet, but a direct ban on the sale of used tankers to Russian owners seems to be removed from the text, reports Reuters.

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