None of the 18 tankers hit by European Union and UK sanctions last month have since loaded oil cargoes — an early sign of the potential disruptive impact on vessels involved in the Russian shadow trade.
Four of the tankers have stopped outside the Baltic port of Ust-Luga for at least 10 days, suggesting that the blacklisting has had some effect even though there is no obvious link to British or European shipping or allied services.
