Mexico port works on U.S.-sanctioned tankers that carry Venezuelan oil
Three Cuban-flagged tankers that are under U.S. sanctions for transporting Venezuelan oil to the Communist-run island have been serviced in the port of Veracruz on Mexico’s Gulf coast, according to vessel tracking data and industry sources.
The maintenance work on the vessels one of which was serviced as recently as this month is a potential breach of sanctions on Venezuela, two lawyers who specialize in U.S. sanctions said.
However, the United States has in the past not brought enforcement actions against shipyards for doing work on blacklisted vessels from those countries, according to U.S. Treasury Department data.
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VERACRUZ Three Cuban-flagged tankers that are under U.S. sanctions for transporting Venezuelan oil to the Communist-run island have been serviced in the port of Veracruz on Mexico’s Gulf coast, according to vessel tracking data and industry sources.
The maintenance work on the vessels one of which was serviced as recently as this month is a potential breach of sanctions on Venezuela, two lawyers who specialize in U.S. sanctions said.
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