Russia resumes crude loading at Ust-Luga port
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Russia restarted crude loading at the Ust-Luga Baltic export terminal when the tanker The Jewel began taking cargo on Saturday after loadings had halted at the end of March amid Ukrainian drone attacks.
Why it matters
The resumption creates intermittent export availability rather than a guaranteed restoration of flows because regional infrastructure remains exposed to further strikes. Logistics and procurement planners now face uncertain scheduling windows for Baltic-sourced crude and cannot assume sustained continuous shipments.
Implications
- • Refinery procurement teams must reconfirm or amend crude delivery schedules and port nominations tied to Ust-Luga loadings to avoid delivery mismatches if operations are interrupted again.
- • Charterers of Aframax (medium-sized crude tanker) and Suezmax (large crude tanker) vessels must reconfirm bookings and nomination windows at Ust-Luga or face off-hire and demurrage (loss-of-hire and port delay penalties) if ships arrive and cannot load.
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