{"id":99908,"date":"2026-02-23T16:28:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/894841518"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:28:03","slug":"first-indian-diesel-cargo-arrives-in-europe-after-new-russian-sanctions-take-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/first-indian-diesel-cargo-arrives-in-europe-after-new-russian-sanctions-take-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"First Indian Diesel Cargo Arrives in Europe After New Russian Sanctions Take Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Bloomberg) \u2013 A tanker carrying diesel from India has moored in Europe\u2019s largest port, a notable arrival after some traders had expressed caution about falling foul of new sanctions on buying fuel made from Russian crude.<\/p>\n

The Proteus Bohemia, carrying about 100,000 tons of diesel, entered the port of Rotterdam on Monday, according to a port report and ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. It\u2019s the first petroleum fuel cargo from India to arrive in the key Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp oil-trading hub since the European Union imposed sanctions on imports made from Russian crude<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The vessel doesn\u2019t appear to have yet discharged, ship-tracking data show.<\/p>\n

While some middlemen had said that a caution-first approach is being taken toward any supplies that could breach sanctions that kicked in on Jan. 21, the Proteus Bohemia\u2019s arrival suggests at least a degree of confidence in bringing in barrels from India \u2014 historically a major user of Russian crude. The appetite to import Indian fuel matters because the nation was the third-largest supplier of seaborne diesel and jet fuel cargoes to the EU<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n

The tanker loaded in mid-January at the Indian port of Sikka, which is used to export fuels produced at Reliance Industries Ltd.\u2019s enormous Jamnagar facility, Vortexa data show. The vessel is chartered by Reliance and reached northwest Europe by sailing around Africa\u2019s Cape of Good Hope, according to Vortexa.<\/p>\n

Reliance didn\u2019t reply to an email seeking comments on Monday.<\/p>\n

The sanctions are an attempt to prevent Russian hydrocarbons coming into the bloc through the \u201cback door.\u201d Official EU guidance advises operators to be particularly cautious about shipments from India, Turkey and China, given those nations\u2019 imports of Russian crude since Moscow\u2019s war with Ukraine began.<\/p>\n

Although EU rules ban imports of petroleum products made using Russian crude, a refinery can process Russian oil and send fuel to the bloc, as long as the product comes from a \u201cnon-Russian oil\u201d production line, according to official guidance.<\/p>\n

Reliance last year said it would stop processing Russian oil at one part of its huge Jamnagar complex. From Dec. 1, all petroleum product exports from the SEZ refinery \u2014 which is part of the Jamnagar facility \u2014 will be made from non-Russian crude, it said.<\/p>\n

Although the Proteus Bohemia is the first petroleum fuel cargo from India to reach the ARA hub since the sanctions took effect, at least one other shipment has already discharged into the EU. Earlier this month, the Liwa-V delivered jet fuel from India into Italy.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2026 Bloomberg L.P.<\/em><\/p>\n