President Joe Biden on April 21 announced that the U.S. will ban Russian-affiliated ships from American ports. These include vessels with a Russian registry, vessels that are Russian owned, and vessels that are Russian operated. The prohibition takes effect April 28, 2022.
Biden has been considering the measure since March, and the move joins Canada and European nations. The move does not seek to ban the shipment of all Russian cargo.
In 2021, Russian vessels accounted for less than 3 percent of all traffic, according to a report by the Associated Press, which said 90 percent of that traffic was oil imports and have already been banned.