[Archyde.com]–It was found that refueling companies have stopped replenishing Russian-registered merchant ships at major European ports such as Spain and Malta. Five people in the industry who know the situation revealed. It will be a new blow to Russia’s exports.
The loss of a major refueling area in the Mediterranean will cause Russian oil tankers heading from the Baltic Sea to Asia to have supply problems, shipping officials said. There is also the possibility of getting stuck at sea with a flammable substance called crude oil, and there are safety concerns, he said.
“The refusal of refueling by European ports has forced multiple tankers to make detours to refuel in other countries,” said a person familiar with the move of one of them.
There are multiple factors that caused the refueling company to stop replenishment, and one of them is the response that the people concerned call “voluntary sanctions.” By rejecting the contract with the Russian side, the company is trying to anticipate the next sanctions by Western countries.
Sanctions on financial institutions and payment problems also complicate the transaction of marine fuels. Mostly settled in US dollars.