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Maltese flagged-vessel Kethi exporting cargo to the Russian defence industry

The Maltese-flagged vessel Kethi (IMO: 9263552) has been flagged as a cargo vessel that is shipping materials to the Russian defence industry. The vessel is one of the cargo vessels shipping alumina to Russia from the Irish Aughinish Alumina terminal to Russia, which is then passed on to the Russian defence industry. 

The vessel is owned by the Estonian company Hansa Shipping AS which also has a Maltese subsidiary called Hansa Shipping Ltd. The relevant Maltese person involved with the Maltese subsidiary is Peter Paul Ellul Sullivan.

Read also our story about Malta’s imports of Russian oil.

Feature image from Marine Traffic.

 


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  1. […] The vote is politically significant because alumina is the raw material used to produce aluminium, a metal used across Russia’s industrial and military supply chains. Extensive investigations by the OCCRP showed that the Irish-based Aughinish Alumina refinery, Europe’s largest alumina plant and part of the Russian aluminium giant Rusal, has exported large quantities of alumina to Russian smelters linked to supply chains serving sanctioned weapons manufacturers. Maltese shippers are also involved in its exports to Russia. […]

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