At lunchtime on Thursday, gas tanker Coral Energice lifted anchors from the Russian port of Vysotsk just north of St. Petersburg.
The vessel is loaded with liquefied natural gas (LNG) and is on its way across the Baltic Sea towards Nynäshamn.
- I can confirm that the ship is on its way to our facility, says Olga Väisänen, responsible for communication and sustainability at the energy company Gasum.
The company says that they have imported gas from Russia for several years, among other things to supply their customers in the shipping and industry with energy.
- We follow all sanctions closely.
At present, Russian gas is not subject to sanctions in Europe and at the same time we must deliver the gas that we have promised our customers who depend on it.
We have to do that despite very challenging times, says Olga Väisänen.
She also points out that they also import gas from other countries and that Russian gas accounts for a smaller part of their total imports.
However, they do not want to say how much is on this ship.
- It is not public information, says Olga Väisänen.
Do not know how it is affected by the blockade
The Swedish Port Workers' Union went out on Thursday and announced that they will introduce a blockade against ships with connections to Russia and those who transport goods from Russia, formally it will not enter into force until March 28, but the union has said they are prepared to act earlier than that.
The blockade means that the union's members will not work with these ships, such as unloading them or piloting them to Swedish ports.
The ship with gas from Vysotsk in Russia is expected to arrive in Nynäshamn on Friday morning.
It is still unclear if and if so how it will be affected by the coming blockade.
- I have no information about it at the moment, says Olga Väisänen.