Britain targets Russian LNG sector with fresh shipping sanctions

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday sanctioned five vessels and two associated entities involved in the shipping of Russian LNG, with the government saying it was using new legal powers for the first time to target LNG vessels directly. "Today’s action builds on this by targeting ships and entities involved in the Russian LNG sector, which engage with projects important to Russia’s future energy production." Thursday's sanctioned entities were White Fox Ship Management and Ocean Speedstar Solutions OPC.