Even After Houthi Attacks, Russia-Linked Tankers Return to Red Sea

Aug 22 2024


The operators are either accepting risk on a vital transport route or else no longer concerned about perceptions about their vessels’ past links to Britain.

On July 11, according to shipping data from MarineTraffic, the crude oil tanker Andromeda Star (IMO 9402471) was situated at the southern entrance of the Suez Canal, having come from Russia’s Port of Ust-Luga and bound for Asia. 

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