7 China-bound Russian oil tankers make U-turn, head to India ~ PARN HARIT

7 China-bound Russian oil tankers make U-turn, head to India

At least seven tankers carrying Russian oil, destined for China, have changed course midway and are now headed to India amid New Delhi's renewed push to secure its energy supplies amid disruption due to the Iran war, Bloomberg reported. The rerouting of these vessels, monitored by ship-tracking firm Vortexa Ltd, comes after India received a temporary waiver from the US to buy "sanctioned" Russian oil currently stranded at sea.

Among the seven, the Aqua Titan, a medium-sized crude oil tanker, is set to arrive at the New Mangalore port on Saturday (March 21). The tanker, which loaded at a Baltic Sea port in late January, was originally bound for the Chinese port of Rizhao.

However, it did a U-turn in mid-March, days after India got the US waiver.Among the seven, the Aqua Titan, a medium-sized crude oil tanker, is set to arrive at the New Mangalore port on Saturday (March 21). The tanker, which loaded at a Baltic Sea port in late January, was originally bound for the Chinese port of Rizhao. However, it did a U-turn in mid-March, days after India got the US waiver.