One more tanker took to 20 on Friday the number of vessels waiting in the Black Sea to pass through Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on the way to the Mediterranean, the Tribeca shipping agency said, amid talks to disperse the build-up.
On Thursday, dismissing pressure from abroad over the lengthening queue, Turkey's maritime authority said it wouldof its waters oil tankers that lacked the appropriate insurance letters, and it needed time for checks.
The G7 group of nations, the European Union and Australia have agreed to bar providers of shipping services, such as insurers, from helping to export Russian oil unless it is sold at an enforced low price, or cap, aimed at depriving Moscow of wartime revenue. However, Turkey has had a separate measure in force since the start of the month, which is causing a logjam.
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