New sanctions give increased authority to ban ships from calling at EU ports

Following challenges with ship-to-ship transfers of oil with ties to Russia, the EU now tightens its sanctions on the area. It now becomes easier to prevent suspicious vessels from entering ports.
EU's 11th package of sanctions increases the pressure on Russia's shadow fleet. | Photo: Stringer/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
EU's 11th package of sanctions increases the pressure on Russia's shadow fleet. | Photo: Stringer/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by PETER THOMSEN, WATCH MEDIA’s EU CORRESPONDENT

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