Singapore- flagged vessel Maersk Magellan is trying to find an additional place after being quit from getting in a Spanish port over an earlier oil transfer, its Danish driver Maersk Tankers claimed on Thursday.
Spain’s northeastern Tarragona port onFeb 10 declined access to the Maersk Magellan after its freight of oil items was discovered to have actually formerly been lugged 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 cost cap on Russian oil in December and also different European Union determines to restrict the import of Russian crude and also oil items right into the bloc.
Maersk Tankers’ Head of Legal Compliance Christian Kjoller claimed in a declaration: “The decision by the Spanish authorities led us to revisit the voyage. We are consulting external expertise to ensure that everything is handled according to the sanction regulations against Russia.”
Ship monitoring information revealed on Thursday the vessel was cruising past the coastline of Italy, with the Greek port of Kalamata as its following location.
However, Spain’s Merchant Fleet claimed on Wednesday that the vessel can not “access… according to the regulations, any EU port”.
The Magellan is the very first vessel to be declined access to a Spanish port after laws connected to the G7 oil items cost cap entered into result onFeb 5.
The vessel left its placement outside Tarragona on Tuesday, Maersk Tankers claimed.
“The vessel has been instructed by the customer to sail towards another port, awaiting further information about its destination,” Maersk Tankers included.
Maersk Tankers claimed previously today that certifications revealed the freight was of Turkish beginning.
(Reuters – Reporting by Jonathan Saul; Editing by Jan Harvey)
