A ship run by Denmark’s Maersk Tankers has actually been prohibited from Spanish ports, Spanish authorities stated, after its freight of oil items was discovered to have actually formerly been brought by a vessel that was previously Russian flagged.
Trade in oil and also oil items connected to Russia has actually been made complex by the Group of Seven (G7) developed countries’ charge of a rate cap on Russian oil in December and also different European Union determines to forbid the import of Russian crude and also oil items right into the bloc.
Spain’s northeastern Tarragona port onFeb 10 declined entrance to the Singapore- flagged Maersk Magellan vessel, claiming the vessel had actually gotten a freight which stemmed from the Cameroon- signed up Nobel vessel.
That vessel had actually been Russian flagged prior to July 1 and also for that reason breached EU guidelines, Spain’s transportation ministry stated in a declaration.
The freight of oil items had actually been moved to the Magellan from an additional vessel, the Elephant, Spanish authorities stated, including that paperwork revealed it had actually formerly been brought by the Nobel.
Maersk Tankers stated the certifications revealed the freight was of Turkish beginning and also was packed by Nobel in the Turkish port of Aliaga onJan 28.
The Magellan is the very first vessel to be declined entrance to a Spanish port after guidelines associated with the oil items cost cap entered into impact onFeb 5.
“The ban is only for this specific ship,” the Spanish Merchant fleet, a transportation ministry division, informed Reuters independently.
“The agreement to ban the entry of the Maersk Magellan vessel can be appealed to the Department of Transport and Mobility within one month, so the company can submit whatever it deems appropriate in this appeal.”
The Merchant Fleet included that the vessel “cannot access any Spanish port or, according to the regulations, any EU port”.
Maersk Tankers stated it touched with Spanish authorities “to make sure that the right approach is taken over the vessel”.
“Maersk Magellan was denied access following a ship-to-ship transfer from the vessel Elephant, which previously had loaded from the Cameroon-flagged vessel Nobel that had been sailing under the Russian flag until July 1, 2022,” it stated.
“As per our compliance procedures, a full sanction check was conducted before the operations. This included a check of the two vessels, Nobel and Elephant, based on which we decided to proceed with the operations.”
The Seychelles- based proprietor of the Nobel, Samus Shipping according to delivering data sources, can not be situated for remark.
The Vietnam- based proprietor of the Elephant, Hung Phat Maritime Trading according to delivering data sources, can additionally not be situated for remark.
Ship monitoring revealed that the Maersk Magellan had actually cruised far from Spain in the direction of southerly Italy on Wednesday, with the Greek port of Kalamata provided as its location.
(Reuters – Reporting by Jonathan Saul and also Emma Pinedo; Editing by Jan Harvey)
