The UK Government Transport Minister, Grant Shapps, has written to all UK ports today, 28th February, asking them not to provide access to any Russian flagged, registered, owned, controlled, chartered or operated vessels.

3 responses to “No Entry to UK Ports for Russian flagged, registered, owned, controlled, chartered or operated vessels”

  1. That was well worth a last check of the computer before switching off for the evening – well worth it.

    People Power works just as well as military power – ask Gandhi.

  2. […] The farce of Russian owned tankers docking at ports throughout the UK, including Shetland, Orkney and mainland Scotland has been put a halt to at last by the UK Department of Transport. No Entry to UK Ports for Russian flagged, registered, owned, controlled, chartered or operated vesse… […]

  3. […] Last week we all became only too aware of Sovcomflot,  Russia’s largest shipping company, and one of the global leaders in the maritime transportation of hydrocarbons, as NS Challenger successfully loaded with oil at Sullom Voe, Shetland. Intense campaigning by Orcadians prevented NS Champion being able to sail into Flotta, Orkney as a last minute letter from Grant Shapps , UK Minister of Transport was issued. No Entry to UK Ports for Russian flagged, registered, owned, controlled, chartered or operated vesse… […]

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