Deepening Turkey Tanker Logjam Snarls Russia Oil Sanctions
Turkey emerged as a critical stumbling block to a complex international plan to deprive Russia of wartime oil revenues as the number of tankers waiting to exit the Black Sea through Turkish straits continued to rise on Friday.Ankara has declined to scrap a new insurance inspection rule it implemented at the beginning of the month despite days of pressure from Western officials frustrated by the policy.A total of 28 oil tankers are in a queue seeking to leave the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, the Tribeca shipping agency said on Friday.G7 wealthy countries, the European Union and Australia agreed to bar providers of shipping services…
Greek Firefighters Extinguish Fire on Car Ship
Greek firefighters extinguished a fire aboard the U.S.-flagged car and truck transport ship Alliance Norfolk early today while it was anchored in the Port of Piraeus, the Greek Coast Guard said. The operation involved two fire-fighting boats, 30 firefighters, a unit of the Greek Emergency Rescue Squad and a coast guard rescue boat, the coast guard said on its website. The crew of 23, all foreign nationals, and five passengers are all safe and unhurt; one injured fireman was treated in hospital, according to the statement. No indication of damage was given. The ship belongs to Hoegh Autoliners AS, a unit of Oslo- based Leif Hoegh & Co., according to the company’s website. The ship was destined for Saudi Arabia and had docked at Piraeus for an insurance inspection.
