The language crackdown is part of a broader Trump administration campaign that’s upending the trucking industry, a critical pillar of the U.S. economy.

The 900-foot tanker doesn’t have a cargo on board, and images released by Turkish authorities last week showed a significant blaze on the ship.

Under the U.S.-Congo strategic partnership, Congo has committed to shipping more of its minerals west toward the Atlantic Ocean over Angola’s Lobito railway corridor.

Freight costs typically dip at year-end due to seasonal weakness in demand.

The U.S. has been applying pressure on Delhi to cease importing Russian oil, and President Donald Trump hit India with 50% tariffs in August.

The project is expected to provide enough electricity to power 800,000 homes, and will allow Microsoft to purchase a portion of the plant's output to power the company's data centers.

The Trump administration has been urging Delhi to increase its purchase of U.S. petroleum products, after India became one of the biggest markets for Russian oil.

Japan reached a trade agreement with the U.S. in July, reducing the blanket tariff on Japanese imports to 15%, from an initial 25%.

The snarls are evidence of how U.S. measures are complicating Russia’s oil trade, while not stopping it.

In recent weeks, jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda have been targeting truckers, especially those carrying fuel into the country.