FRANCE SEIZES SHIP SUSPECTED OF VIOLATING SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA IN ENGLISH CHANNEL

On 24 July, Hellenic Shipping News reported that the car-carrier “Baltic Leader” was headed to St. Petersburg but was diverted to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer.  The vessel was “strongly suspected of being linked to Russian interests targeted by the sanctions”.  According to the US Treasury, it was owned by a subsidiary of Russian lender Promsvyazbank; and the French economy ministry, in a statement, said the ship’s owner was Promsvyazbank subsidiary PZB Lizing, and that the ship was intercepted in enforcement of EU sanctions on the lender and its subsidiaries.

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/france-seizes-ship-suspected-of-violating-sanctions-against-russia-in-english-channel/

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Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section View all posts by raytodd2017