Shipments of Russian diesel destined for Brazil are being redirected.

Two tanker ships, which were transporting the Russian diesel, whose destination was Brazil They were diverted mid-journey to other destinations, according to data from operators and… London Stock Exchange (LSEG)According to the report by Reuters, you ships – who were carrying a load of ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) – had departed from Russian port of Primorsk, on the Baltic SeaThe Flora 1, which sails under the flag of CameroonThe ship was carrying 37,000 tons of diesel on March 31. The ship is currently en route to… Suez CanalThe other vessel, the Aurora – that sails under the flag of São Tomé and Príncipe, which was also carrying the same volume of fuel on March 22nd and is now heading to Narrow of Gibraltar.

Two other tankers which carry a combined load of 106,000 tons of diesel in April, also from PrimorskThey were stopped and adrift without direction on their route to Brazil, according to… LSEGAccording to sources from Reuters, to the changes in tanker routes They indicate a market movement of sellers seeking deliveries with higher profit marginsSince March 2023a Russia is the main supplier of imported diesel to Brazil.Previously, the United States They were responsible for the largest volumes of fuel shipped to Brazilian territory.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.