British dockers in Kent refused to unload two tankers with Russian liquefied gas. At the same time, the ships were forced to look for another place, writes the BBC..
It is noted that the UK banned Russian ships from entering its ports, but the tankers Boris Vilkitsky and Fedor Litke, who wanted to unload at Isle of Grain, the largest LNG transshipment terminal in Europe, sail under the flag of Cyprus.
Formally, the British government's ban on these tankers did not apply, but the terminal workers still refused to serve them, since the gas is Russian. The UNISON trade union said that people "
These two tankers have enough LPG to supply the UK for 12 days.
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