EU bans Russian register to prevent insight into sensitive fleet information
Close ties to Russia’s Ministry of Defense are among reasons for EU banning all trade with one of the country’s central marine classification societies, the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. According to EU sources, the company has had ”privileged access to sensitive information.”
by PETER THOMSEN, WATCH MEDIa’s EU cORRESPONDENT
PRAGUE / BRUSSELS – Escalation of the war in Ukraine has now made the European Union dial up its measures targeting Russia’s shipping industry. And at the same time strangle the Kremlin’s access to information about European ships.
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