Tanker linked to US-sanctioned shipmanager makes rare shipment of crude to Poland from Venezuela
Suezmaz tanker Melogy has same beneficial owner as a bulk carrier whose shipmanager was sanctioned in February 2023 for shipping Iran-refined products
This is the first time Venezuelan crude has been shipped to Poland in at least five years, since the US first imposed sanctions and was likely authorised by regulators under licences that allow European refiners ENI and Repsol to export cargoes produced under a joint venture with PdVSA
