VESSELS HELD BY PORTS AS WESTERN CONCERN WITH SHIP-TO-SHIP (STS) TRANSFERS ESCALATES

On 23 February, Insurance Marine News reported that several ships appear to have been detained as part of a crackdown on what has been a significant increase in STS transfers of oil from smaller vessels to ocean-going tankers, with the origin of the oil often hard to pin down, but suspected in several cases to be Russian.

https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/vessels-held-by-ports-as-western-concern-with-sts-transfers-escalates/

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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

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