Violations of the embargo on the imports of crude oil from Russia into the EU in May 2023 (database)

19:16 31.05.2023

Russia

The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews
and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies

The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews reports on the results of its own monitoring of violations of the embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil into EU countries in May 2023 (see Table 1).

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In May 2023, 13 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded.

All of them involved the delivery of oil to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece.

6 such voyages were made by tankers belonging to companies from Greece, shipowners from Turkey and India performed 2 voyages each. Tankers, owned by companies from Moldova, Malta and Seychelles made 1 voyage each.

A total of 1,554,020 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf in violation of the embargo, compared with 801,594 tons in April 2023 and 476,449 tons in March 2023.

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Table 1. Tankers that transported Russia’s crude oil in violation of the embargo from Russian ports on the Black Sea to EU countries in May 2023

Data on shipowners and operators — from www.equasis.org
The first column of the table shows the date of a vessel's passage from the Sea of Marmara through the Dardanelles to the Aegean Sea

#	Name	IMO	DWT	Flag	Port of departure	Actual Time of Departure	Port of destination	Estimated Time of Arrival	Shipowner
01/05	EUROLEADER Crude Oil Tanker	9290385	159062	Liberia	RU TAM TAMAN	ATD: 2023-04-09 20:19	GR LAKONIKOS GULF	АТА: 2023-05-03 05:11	Ship manager/Commercial manager EUROTANKERS INC 5th Floor, 99, Akti Miaouli, 185 38 Piraeus, Greece Registered owner MAREA HOLDINGS LTD Care of Eurotankers Inc, 5th Floor, 99, Akti Miaouli, 185 38 Piraeus, Greece
01/05	HS ARGE Crude Oil Tanker	9299745	106007	Liberia	RU TUA TUAPSE	ATD: 2023-04-26 21:05	GR LAKONIKOS GULF	ATA: 2023-05-04 06:30	Ship manager/Commercial manager XFINITY MARITIME SERVICES PVT Office 1005, Niharika Mirage Kharghar, Sector 10, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 410210, India. Registered owner HS ARGE LTD Care of Xfinity Maritime Services Pvt Ltd, Office 1005, Niharika Mirage Kharghar, Sector 10, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 410210, India
02/05	OTTOMAN TENACITY Crude Oil Tanker	9590682	149999	Turkey	RU TAM TAMAN	ATD: 2023-04-21 05:39	GR LAKONIKOS GULF	ATA: 2023-05-04 06:52	Ship manager/Commercial manager GUNGEN DENIZCILIK VE TICARET Halici Sokak 9, Gaziosmanpasa Mah, Cankaya, 06700 Ankara, Turkey. Registered owner GUNGEN DENIZCILIK VE TICARET Halici Sokak 9, Gaziosmanpasa Mah, Cankaya, 06700 Ankara, Turkey
05/05	SOUSTA Crude Oil Tanker	9384992	106045	Marshall Is	RU TAM TAMAN	ATD: 2023-04-26 10:09	GR LAKONIKOS GULF	АТА: 2023-05-06 17:11	Ship manager/Commercial manager SPRING MARINE MANAGEMENT SA 1st Floor, 6, Agias Kiriakis, Palaio Faliro, 175 64 Athens, Greece. Registered owner SOUSTA SHIPPING CO Care of Spring Marine Management SA, 1st Floor, 6, Agias Kiriakis, Palaio Faliro, 175 64 Athens, Greece
10/05	KSENA Crude Oil Tanker	9232888	106074	Palau	RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH	ATD: 2023-05-06 13:00	GR LAKONIKOS GULF	ATA: 2023-05-13 21:38	Ship manager/Commercial manager OST SHIPMANAGEMENT SRL Apartment 36, Hincesti Highway 70/4, MD-2028 Chisinau, Moldova. Registered owner ALVIDO CHARTERING LTD Care of 'OST Shipmanagement' Srl, Apartment 36, Hincesti Highway 70/4, MD-2028 Chisinau, Moldova
13/05	BESIKTAS BOSPHORUS Crude Oil Tanker	9290373	163750	Marshall Is	RU TAM TAMAN	ATD: 2023-05-08 00:08	GR LAKONIKOS GULF	АTA: 2023-05-14 11:02	Registered owner STRAITS TANKER CO LTD-MAI Care of Besiktas Likid Tasimacilik Denizcilik Ticaret AS, Kat 15, Blok A, Piyale Pasa Bulvari Memorial Centre, Okmeydani, Sisli, 34385 Istanbul, Turkey. Ship manager/Commercial manager BESIKTAS LIKID TASIMACILIK Kat 15, Blok A, Piyale Pasa Bulvari Memorial Centre, Okmeydani, Sisli, 34385 Istanbul, Turkey
17/05	SEA HYMN Crude Oil Tanker	9412036	116337	Marshall Is	RU NVS	ATD: 2023-05-09 06:49	GR LAKONIKOS GULF	ATA: 2023-05-18 10:40	Ship manager/Commercial manager STEALTH MARITIME CORP SA 331, Kifisias Avenue, Kifisia, 145 61 Athens, Greece. Registered owner HAVEN TRADING INC Care of Stealth Maritime Corp SA, 331, Kifisias Avenue, Kifisia, 145 61 Athens, Greece.
19/05	EURONIKE Crude Oil Tanker	9299678	164565	Malta	RU NVS	ATD: 2023-05-16 12:49	ES BIO BILBAO	ATA: 2023-05-28 14:13	Registered owner STARDUST SHIPTRADE INC Care of Tsakos Shipping & Trading SA, Megaron 'Macedonia', 367, Andrea Syngrou Avenue, Palaio Faliro, 175 64 Athens, Greece. Ship manager/Commercial manager TSAKOS SHIPPING & TRADING SA Megaron 'Macedonia', 367, Andrea Syngrou Avenue, Palaio Faliro, 175 64 Athens, Greece
20/05	OCEAN WAVE I Crude Oil Tanker	9356763	50353	Panama	RU TUA TUAPSE	ATD: 2023-05-14 00:00	GR LAKONIKOS GULF	АTA: 2023-05-21 22:00	Ship manager/Commercial manager SEA TRADE MARINE SA 108, Vasileos Pavlou Street, Voula, 166 73 Athens, Greece. Registered owner LIGHTHOUSE MARITIME INVESTMENT Care of Sea Trade Marine SA, 108, Vasileos Pavlou Street, Voula, 166 73 Athens, Greece.
25/05	EMERALD I Crude Oil Tanker	9330604	104611	Liberia	RU TUA TUAPSE	ATD: 2023-05-17 08:03	GR LAKONIKOS GULF	АTA: 2023-05-26 20:59 ATD: 2023-06-02 10:04	Ship manager/Commercial manager UNIVERSAL TANKER MGMT UTM-MAI 147/1, Triq Santa Lucija, Valletta, VLT 1185, Malta. Registered owner STONEBLACK INVESTMENTS Care of Universal Tanker Management (UTM) Ltd, 147/1, Triq Santa Lucija, Valletta, VLT 1185, Malta.
26/05	HS ARGE Crude Oil Tanker	9299745	106007	Liberia	RU TUA TUAPSE	ATD: 2023-05-22 06:09	GR LAKONIKOS GULF	ATA: 2023-05-27 18:10	Ship manager/Commercial manager XFINITY MARITIME SERVICES PVT Office 1005, Niharika Mirage Kharghar, Sector 10, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 410210, India. Registered owner HS ARGE LTD Care of Xfinity Maritime Services Pvt Ltd, Office 1005, Niharika Mirage Kharghar, Sector 10, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 410210, India.
27/05	MAKALU Crude Oil Tanker	9314105	107081	Palau	RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH	ATD: 2023-05-24 21:40	GR LAKONIKOS GULF	ATA: 2023-05-28 10:57	Ship manager/Commercial manager DOUBLE HARMONY MARINE CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles. Registered owner DOUBLE HARMONY MARINE CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles
30/05	SEARUNNER Crude Oil Tanker	9765029	114129	Malta	RU TAM TAMAN	ATD: 2023-05-26 02:44	NL RTM ROTTERDAM	АТА: 2023-06-10 05:58	Ship manager/Commercial manager THENAMARIS SHIPS MANAGEMENT 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece. Registered owner HIGHWAY NAVIGATION CO Care of Thenamaris (Ships Management) Inc, 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece.

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This article has been prepared with the support of the European Union in Ukraine. The content of the article is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the position of the EU

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