MULAN

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Another shadow tanker sanctioned

Also the 'Mulan' has been sanctioned by the US State Department on Sep 5, 2024, besides the LNG tanker 'New Energy', which has been charged with using deceptive practices and turning off its AIS transponder while engaging in ship-to-ship transfer of LNG from the already sanctioned LNG tanker 'Pioneer'. Gotik Energy Shipping Co. (Gotik) and Plio Energy Cargo Shipping OPC PVT LTD (Plio Energy), which are the shipowner and the commercial manager, respectively, of the vessel'New Energy', have also being sanctioned by the US government. The 'Mulan', managed by the Pilo Energy, has been identified as Pilo Energy’s property of interest and, hence, has also been sanctioned. The ship-to-ship transfer of LNG took place on Aug 25. The LNG was sourced from the Russian Arctic LNG 2 project and transferred onto the 'New Energy' from the 'Pioneer', which had already been sanctioned on Aug 23. The stern stance of the US against the Russian LNG 2 project is to prevent Russia from gaining revenue from energy exports, which the US authorities believe to be used in funding the Russian military.