Oslo, Russia | Here the ship with Russian cargo is lost in the Oslofjord: – Have no other choice
A cargo ship from the Russian metropolis of St. Petersburg is now docked in Oslo. According to the website Marine Traffic, which tracks various sea vessels, the ship left Russia on January 23 and arrived in Oslo on January 27.
When Nettavisen visited the boat at the dock at Kneppeskjæret in Oslo on Tuesday morning, the boat was being unloaded. But it was not possible to get closer to the boat – «Karen» – even a few hundred meters.
Kjetil Hansen, general manager at Seafront Logistics, which handles the boat while it is docked in Oslo, says that the boat is transporting aluminium.
– The ship is carrying untreated aluminium, a product which is not sanctioned. So then, in a way, we have no other choice but to lose the boat on behalf of our customers, says Hansen.
The ship is registered in Malta. Thus, it is not covered by sanctions and restrictions, according to the Norwegian Maritime Directorate.
It was built in 2008, is 90 meters long and has been hosted in Germany, Denmark and Russia in recent weeks.
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On Monday, Norway introduced a new round of sanctions against Putin and the Russian regime.
The sanctions mirror the EU’s ninth sanctions package, which was adopted on 16 December, the government writes in a press release.
– It is absolutely necessary to react against Russia’s brutal warfare in Ukraine. Norway therefore continues to stand together with the EU to strengthen the sanctions against Russia, says Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt (Ap).
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The new sanctions package goes further in introducing restrictions on goods and services that are important to Russia, the report states.
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It also states that the sanctions must reduce Russia’s ability to finance the war in Ukraine, which violates international law.
– The possibilities for conducting trade with Russia are now limited and associated with high risk, said Huitfeldt on Monday.