US EditionRussia Enforces New Port Regulations
RUSSIA, JUL 21 – The decree enhances security after six recent explosions on vessels linked to Russian ports, requiring Federal Security Service approval before foreign ships may dock.
- Starting July 21, President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order requiring all ships arriving from abroad to obtain prior FSB approval, applying to every Russian seaport.
- In recent months, a series of explosions in Russian ports has prompted increased security measures, as the July 1st FT report stated `A series of mysterious limpet mine attacks on oil tankers has shaken the shipping world` and five vessels have been hit this year.
- The decree specifies that foreign ships require permission from a port captain agreed with an FSB official, replacing Ministry of Transport rules and expanding FSB authority beyond naval bases.
- In response to the blasts, shipowners began sending divers and underwater drones to inspect hulls, and FSUE Rosmorport launched a tender seeking inspectors for Baltic seaports.
- Ahead of talks between July 24 and 26, Russia and Ukraine stepped up, aligning with Russia’s Security Council recommendations to increase port protection.
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Due to unexplained explosions on oil tankers, Russia tightens the security rules: From now on, the FSB secret service will decide on the entry of foreign ships into Russian ports.
·Berlin, Germany
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Decree, which enters into force on the day that Vladimir Putin is signed, still determines the creation of a special group within the FSB to analyse the requests for port capitals.
·Portugal
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on July 21, by which all ships arriving in Russian ports from abroad must obtain prior approval of the Federal Security Service (FSB, former KGB)...
·Romania
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution36% Left, 36% Right
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- 36% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources lean Right
36% Right
L 36%
C 27%
R 36%
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