Two Russian diesel tankers change course from U.S. routes

Two tankers carrying Russian diesel that had been signaling routes toward the United States changed course, raising doubts about whether the fuel will reach American buyers under the arrangement announced by President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Leruo changed its tracking signal toward Brazil on November 2 after previously indicating the U.S. Atlantic coast as its destination. The Talisman entered the Mediterranean and was signaling for orders off Algeria, without a confirmed destination port or buyer. Both vessels’ movements were reported through maritime tracking data. A third tanker, the Greek-owned Agioi Fanendes, remained on a possible route toward the U.S. East Coast but was also signaling for orders, leaving its unloading port unconfirmed. A fourth vessel, the Beast, loaded diesel at Russia’s Primorsk port on October 27 and was still signaling an Atlantic route, according to reports on vessel tracking. Trump said the arrangement would begin with 300,000 metric tons of diesel, followed by 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons thereafter. He announced the plan after a phone call with Putin in October. The reported tanker movements leave...