Photo taken on 7 March, 2022 a container ship leaves the harbour of Hamburg on the river Elbe, northern Germany. – Should ships with ties to Russia be banned from the European Union’s ports? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for them to be blocked from the ports of the “free world”. The question is expected to be discussed by the EU on April 7, 2022 in Brussels, a European official told AFP. On March 3, the Hamburg port suspended all loading and unloading of ships to and from Russia. But “limited” operations resumed three weeks later, a spokesman told AFP, since “not all goods are on the EU sanctions list.” Photo: Odd ANDERSEN / AFP
20 activists block Russian oil tanker in Norway
A Russian oil tanker blocked by Greenpeace activists for hours on Norway near Oslo saying it was helping financing Russia
Photo taken on 7 March, 2022 a container ship leaves the harbour of Hamburg on the river Elbe, northern Germany. – Should ships with ties to Russia be banned from the European Union’s ports? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for them to be blocked from the ports of the “free world”. The question is expected to be discussed by the EU on April 7, 2022 in Brussels, a European official told AFP. On March 3, the Hamburg port suspended all loading and unloading of ships to and from Russia. But “limited” operations resumed three weeks later, a spokesman told AFP, since “not all goods are on the EU sanctions list.” Photo: Odd ANDERSEN / AFP
Greenpeace activists in Norway blocked a Russian oil tanker from unloading its cargo near Oslo for several hours Monday, saying the shipment was helping to finance Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “warfare”.
The Hong Kong-registered Ust Luga, leased by Russian oil company Novatek, was carrying 95 000 tonnes of fuel bound for Esso’s terminal in southeast Norway, Greenpeace said in a statement.
The tanker was coming from its namesake Russian city, near Saint Petersburg, according to the Marine Traffic website.
Greenpeace activists in a small boat chained themselves to the ship, while others in kayaks unfurled banners reading “oil fuels war,” the group said.
Some activists were stopped by police before they could take part in the action.
After several hours, police removed 20 activists who had chained themselves to the ship, police said in a statement.
“20 people have been brought in for not complying with orders from the police,”
the statement said.
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“shocked that Norway is operating as a free port for Russian oil, which we know is financing Putin’s warfare”.
The head of Greenpeace Norway, Frode Pleym, had earlier said he was
According to a spokeswoman for Esso Norway, the shipment in question was not affected by Western sanctions against Russia imposed over its invasion of Ukraine.
“The contracts were entered into before Russia invaded Ukraine,” Anne Fougner told newspaper Dagbladet.
“Esso Norway has no other contracts for products from Russia,” she added.
Although it is not a member of the European Union, Norway has matched almost all sanctions imposed by the EU on Moscow since March 18.
© Agence France-Presse
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