New Zealand has extended sanctions against Russia.
According to data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the government designated seven entities and two individuals for their support of Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine, including:
1. Russian actors involved in the refining and transportation of Russian oil, as well as facilitating payments related to oil;
2. Belarusian, North Korean, and Iranian targets that support Russia’s military efforts;
3. 65 vessels associated with Russian “shadow fleet” activity.
Among the sanctioned entities are:
- Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port and its NCSP Group are the leading stevedoring operators in Russia and rank third among European ports by cargo turnover. NCSP includes nine stevedore companies with various specializations operating in the ports of the Azov and Black Sea basins.
- The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) is a classification society that is closely associated with ice ships, high-tech icebreakers, and ice-resistant equipment used to develop offshore oil and gas fields.
