After Spain prohibited the entry of the Singapore-flagged tanker Maersk Magellan into Tarragona port few days ago, international media reports that it is now seeking for a new port outside Europe.
To remind, on February 10th, the Danish operated Maersk Magellan was banned from the Spanish port for transporting oil products originating from a Russian ship. Following, Maersk Tankers’ Head of Legal Compliance Christian Kjoller had stated that this decision led the company to revisit the voyage and with advice by external consulters, they would ”ensure that everything is handled according to the sanction regulations against Russia”.
Overall, the imposition of a price cap on Russian oil by the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations in December, as well as separate European Union measures prohibiting the import of Russian crude and oil products into the bloc, has complicated trade in Russian oil and oil products.
The Magellan is the first tanker to be refused entry into a Spanish port since the G7 oil price cap regulations went into effect on February 5.
Ship tracking data showed on Thursday the tanker was sailing past the coast of Italy, with the Greek port of Kalamata as its next destination, Reuters reports. However, Spain’s Merchant Fleet said on Wednesday that the vessel could not “access… according to the regulations, any EU port”.
The vessel left its position outside Tarragona on Tuesday, Maersk Tankers said.
