The Shandong Port Group in China's Shandong Province will block tankers affected by U.S. sanctions from using its ports. Despite its declared neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Beijing opposes sanctions on Moscow.

Shandong Port Group prohibits tankers under US sanctions from entering its ports in Eastern China's province, Reuters reports. Shandong Port Group controls major ports on China's eastern coast, including Qingdao,

Shandong Port Group, one of China's largest port operators, manages ports in Shandong province where significant volumes of sanctioned oil from Russia, Iran, and Venezuela are imported. According to the company's decision,