A new ship-to-ship (STS) transfer site for Russian oil has been revealed off Hong Kong.
Analytics company Kpler identified two aframaxes owned by sanctioned Russian state shipowner Sovcomflot discharging their cargoes of Sakhalin crude to a veteran Chinese-controlled ship.
According to the company’s vessel tracking and market intelligence, the 104,500-dwt Zaliv Vostok and Zaliv Baikal (both built 2009) transferred 700,000 barrels of oil to the 105,900-dwt Hannah (built 2003) on 15 and 27 February, respectively.
