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US-Bound Russian Diesel Tanker Misses New York Arrival and Drops Destination
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The only tanker still carrying Russian diesel toward the United States has slowed sharply in the North Atlantic and missed its expected November 7 arrival in New York, Agentstvo News reported on November 9.
According to vessel-tracking data cited by Agentstvo, the Agioi Fanendes was moving west at around 6–6.5 knots on Monday morning, nearly half its late-October speed. On October 28, Trackipi recorded the vessel traveling at 10.7 knots.
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The shipments stem from a diesel arrangement announced by US President Donald Trump on October 9 following a call with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Trump stated that Russia would supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel immediately, followed by 500,000 tons in November and another 1 million tons shortly afterward.
MarineTraffic and VesselFinder now list the tanker’s destination as “For Orders,” with no confirmed arrival date. Reuters had previously reported that the vessel was bound for New York and expected to arrive on November 7.
Agentstvo noted that Agioi Fanendes was one of three tankers that departed Russian ports for the United States carrying a combined roughly 140,000 tons of fuel.
The other two vessels have since changed course. Talisman passed through the Strait of Gibraltar and is now heading toward Egypt’s El Dekheila port, while Leruo changed its US route for Brazil.
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev stated last week that the tankers bound for the United States were continuing on their original routes.
The planned diesel deliveries have faced resistance from US lawmakers. Agentstvo reported that senators from both parties criticized the arrangement after after Trump announced a diesel deal with Putin
On October 26, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers urged port authorities in Houston, Corpus Christi, Beaumont, and New York not to facilitate Russian fuel deliveries and warned of possible legal consequences.
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The outlet noted that a 2022 US law banning imports of Russian petroleum products, including diesel, remains in force.
On October 29, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill also urged port and terminal operators in the state not to accept Russian fuel and warned that imports could trigger civil and criminal liability.
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