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Three tankers carrying Russian diesel are headed to American ports. One of them is under sanctions by the United Kingdom, the EU, and Canada, and the shipment itself has already raised questions in the U.S. Congress.
What is known about the diesel tankers
The total volume of deliveries reaches 140 thousand tons. These are the first batches of Russian diesel that U.S. authorities have allowed to be imported after a recent agreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, writes FT.
All three Russian diesel tankers are expected to arrive in the United States in early November:
Agioi Fanendes
The tanker is to arrive in the United States first. It belongs to a Greek company. According to vessel-tracking data, it is expected in New York 7 November, four days after the U.S. midterm elections.
The vessel is carrying about 40 thousand tons of Russian diesel. If the cargo is actually unloaded in the United States, it will become the first shipment of Russian diesel fuel since July 2023.
Talisman
The vessel is expected on the East Coast of the United States 9 November. This is an old Russian tanker, more than 20 years old.
Fuel
Average prices at Amic Energy gas stations as of
Leruo
It should be near the American Atlantic coast 11 November last. But it is the one that raises the most questions.
The vessel is owned by a Hong Kong company and sails under the flag of Sierra Leone. In 2025 year it was placed on sanctions lists by the United Kingdom, the EU, and Canada.
According to OpenSanctions, the reason included shipments of Russian cargoes, use of practices deemed high risk by European authorities, including disabling the vessel’s location-determination system and transshipment of cargo between ships.
Jeremy Paner, a lawyer with Washington firm Hughes Hubbard, noted that a sanctioned tanker could create problems.
The tanker’s arrival at U.S. ports, being under sanctions by the EU, the United Kingdom, and Canada, would be extremely problematic
— Paner said.
According to him, the economies and financial systems of the United States, the EU, Britain, and Canada are closely interconnected, particularly in the maritime and port sectors.
What consequences await American business
Meanwhile, the arrival of sanctioned ships is already creating serious legal risks for companies involved in delivery and unloading. A group of Democrats and Senator Republican Tom Tillis warned businesses about possible legal consequences of participating in imports.
Any import of Russian diesel into the United States raises serious legal questions and could become the subject of lawsuits as well as Congressional investigations
— they said in a letter to U.S. bank, port authority, and fuel company leaders.
Lawmakers stressed that companies that import products in violation of U.S. law may face criminal and civil liability.
As a reminder, the United States banned imports of Russian oil and oil products, including diesel, back in March 2022, and later, together with G7 allies, imposed a price cap to limit Moscow’s revenues.
However, amid the war in Iran, the average diesel price at American gas stations rose to 6,34 dollars per gallon compared with 3,66 dollars a year ago. Accordingly, Trump agreed to supply fuel from Russia to curb price spikes ahead of the midterm congressional elections.
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