A tanker carrying Russian oil has left Tranmere terminal after sparking a fierce response from union members.
The Seacod, which sails under a German flag, left Primorsk, one of Russia's biggest oil exportation hubs, on February 22 and arrived in Merseyside on Thursday, March 3, with its cargo destined for Stanlow oil refinery in Ellesmere Port.
The vessel was able to dock in Tranmere oil terminal thanks to a loophole in government sanctions banning all Russian owned, operated or chartered ships from UK ports thanks to the invasion of Ukraine.
