The transit of Russian between tankers to the sea has moved to a new hotspot off its coast, since our country has tried to prevent this activity by naval exercises, according to Bloomberg. About 1 million barrels of diesel oil, oil and other oil products a month have changed “hands” between tankers near the shores of the islands of Lesbos and Chios in the Aegean Sea, according to data from the analysis company Vortexa. The area became popular only after the Greek navy performed exercises around the Laconian Gulf, which was previously the No. 1 site for this practice in Europe. The increase in ship-to-ship transport with Russian oil and fuel in Europe and around it has raised environmental concerns about the safety and safety of the ships involved. This practice, which is sometimes carried out with disabled or falsified digital tracking transmitters, can help hide the origin of oil, helping to avoid sanctions. It also creates another level of separation between buyers and load sellers. The rotation between ships continues to occur near the Laconian Gulf, but at a very reduced rate since Greece’s naval exercises began. Transport has also become regular off the Italian port of Augusta since May, when the Greek navy began its exercises. On November 14, exercises were extended until mid-March.
Bloomberg: Russian oil transit acquires new Greek hotspot
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