Danish shipyard keeping Putin’s €4bn gas tankers afloat angers EU politicians
- A cross-party coalition of 101 parliamentarians and MEPs from 16 European countries has called on Denmark’s Fayard shipyard to stop servicing a fleet of specialised ice-class tankers that transport Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG).
- The action, coordinated by Danish Green MEP Villy Søvndal, who is Denmark’s former foreign minister, comes after the arrival of the Rudolf Samoylovich boat at Fayard on 30 June.
- The vessel is the first of up to six Arc7 LNG carriers expected to require maintenance before the EU’s 20th sanctions package comes into force in January 2027 – when an embargo on Russian
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- A cross-party coalition of 101 parliamentarians and MEPs from 16 European countries has called on Denmark’s Fayard shipyard to stop servicing a fleet of specialised ice-class tankers that transport Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG).
- The action, coordinated by Danish Green MEP Villy Søvndal, who is Denmark’s former foreign minister, comes after the arrival of the Rudolf Samoylovich boat at Fayard on 30 June.
- The vessel is the first of up to six Arc7 LNG carriers expected to require maintenance before the EU’s 20th sanctions package comes into force in January 2027 – when an embargo on Russian
Sources: Euobserver