Although the Funen shipyard Fayard has been criticised by the Prime Minister, 100 Members of the European Parliament and NGOs for servicing tankers carrying Russian gas (LNG), the yard is continuing as long as it is possible within the law and the sanctions framework.<\/p>\n\n
That was the message<\/a> in August from the shipyard, which is owned by Danish billionaire Thomas Wilkens Andersen, to Danwatch.<\/p>\n\n And he is keeping his word. Right now, another LNG tanker carrying Russian gas is in dry dock at the yard because new EU sanctions<\/a> in the area will not take effect until 1 January 2027. <\/p>\n\n The case has now landed with the European Commission, which within six weeks must answer why the Funen shipyard is still servicing the vessels, despite the EU\u2019s wish to stop Russia\u2019s billion-euro revenues from LNG. <\/p>\n\n It is the European People\u2019s Party (EPP Group), the largest centre-right group in the European Parliament, that has raised<\/a> the issue<\/a> with the European Commission. They are calling for an immediate stop to Fayard\u2019s servicing of the vessels. <\/p>\n\n Niels Flemming Hansen from the Conservative People\u2019s Party, who is a member of the European People\u2019s Party, acknowledges the dilemma, and that is why he has helped raise the demand at EU level. <\/p>\n\n \u201cIt obviously makes no sense that European companies can still help keep Russia\u2019s LNG exports running while Russia is waging war in Ukraine and challenging our security in Europe,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n