UK and Japan crack down on Russia’s largest shipping company

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The UK and Japan are tightening sanctions on vessels linked to Russian shipping company Sovcomflot, targeting LNG carriers and oil tankers. The UK is also listing some Russian LNG vessels earlier in their operating life, including PYOTR STOLYPIN and KONSTANTIN POSIET.

The UK and Japan are tightening the net around vessels linked to Sovcomflot: London through new LNG carriers and Tokyo through oil tankers. UK sanctions on Russian LNG shipping are also arriving earlier in a vessel’s life. The 1 October package listed PYOTR STOLYPIN (IMO 9904675) before Kpler recorded any cargo, and KONSTANTIN POSIET (IMO ...