Smooth sailing for US-sanctioned vessel carrying Russian crude oil

According to reports, the vessel, NS Century, is one of the three that has regularly been shipping Russian crude oil to India. It is expected to reach India's Vadinar Port in Gujarat on Saturday

A US-sanctioned vessel carrying Russian crude oil, expected to reach India’s coast in two days, is unlikely to face any debar instructions from the Indian government.

Senior officials across multiple ministries, who are aware of the matter, told Business Standard that the Centre is not expected to issue instructions to debar the vessel from docking.

“So far, no instructions have been received to debar this particular vessel,” a senior government official said.

Last week, Director General (Shipping) Shyam Jagannathan said that the regulator will await word from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) as the existing regulations around port entry do not cover