Oil Tankers Divert Away From Strike-Ridden French Ports
- Two vessels carrying crude change destination to Rotterdam
- That follows other fuel carriers moving away from Le Havre
Striking members of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) and other unions block the road to oil refineries in the industrial and port area of Fos-sur-Mer, France, on March 22.
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More oil tankers have diverted away from France as strikes disrupt the country’s petroleum industry.
Crude oil carriers Primero and Elisabeth Maersk had both been anchored off Le Havre until Wednesday, before changing their destination to Rotterdam, according to ship tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s on top of several refined fuel carriers that moved away from the French port recently to go elsewhere.