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Russian Baltic Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of April 2024 Violations

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

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 EU and G7 embargo on the seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products into EU countries and the US (the embargo) from the ports on the Baltic Sea in April 2024 (see Table 1).

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In April 2024, 13 violations (877.976 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points and EU ports from the Baltic Sea were recorded.

The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries: Greece (3), Croatia (2), Turkey (2), Marshall Islands (1), India (1), Singapore (1), Italy (1), Norway (1) and Seychelles (1). 

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Table 1. Tankers Transporting Petroleum Products from the Russian Baltic Sea Ports in April 2024 in violation of the EU embargo (database)

Data on shipowners and operators — from www.equasis.org

Name

IMO

DWT

Flag

Year built

Port of departure

Actual Time of Departure

Port of destination

Estimated Time of Arrival

Registered owner

 

ORIOLE  

9547570  

6623  

Antigua
& Barbuda  

2010  

RU LED  

2024-04-01 11:51  

FR BOD  

2024-04-12 23:00  

Registered owner, SANTA MARTA MARITIME LTD, Care of Ortsa Marine Inc , 2nd Floor, 47-49, Boumpoulinas Street, 185 35 Piraeus, Greece.  

Ship manager/Commercial manager, ORTSA MARINE INC, 2nd Floor, 47-49, Boumpoulinas Street, 185 35 Piraeus, Greece.  

OLIVE  

9318034  

50844  

Gabon  

2006  

RU LED  

2024-04-06 03:05  

LAKONIKOS GULF  

2024-04-20 19:02  

Registered owner, BERYL SHIPPING & MARINE INC, Care of ARK SeaKonnect Shipmanagment LLP , 302, B-Wing, The Great Eastern Summit, Plot 66, 64, Sector 15, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400614, India.  

Ship manager/Commercial manager, ARK SEAKONNECT SHIPMANAGMENT, 302, B-Wing, The Great Eastern Summit, Plot 66, 64, Sector 15, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400614, India.  

EUROCHAMPION  

 

9895903  

49999  

Malta  

2021  

RU ULU  

 

2024-04-08 17:44 (UTC+3 

MALTA OPL ANCH  

2024-04-25 17:11 (UTC+2  

Registered owner, ELARON SHIPPING, Care of Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Ltd (EASTMED), 69, Grigoriou Lampraki Street, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece.  

Ship manager/Commercial manager, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN MARITIME, 69, Grigoriou Lampraki Street, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece.  

VELEBIT  

9455741  

 

52554  

Croatia  

2011  

RU LED  

 

2024-04-09 17:39  

 

WILMINGTON  

US ILG 

 

2024-05-09 03:47 (UTC-5)  

 

Registered owner, FONTANA SHIPPING CO LTD, Care of Tankerska Plovidba dd , ulica Bozidara Petranovica 4, HR-23000 Zadar, Croatia.  

Ship manager/Commercial manager, TANKERSKA PLOVIDBA DD, ulica Bozidara Petranovica 4, HR-23000 Zadar, Croatia.  

PRESIDENT I  

9312444  

 

64999  

Panama  

2007  

 

RU ULU  

 

2024-04-11 20:26  

 

MALTA OPL ANCH  

 

2024-04-27 23:14 

 

Registered owner, AEGEAN SEA NAUTICAL VENTURES, Care of Sea Trade Marine SA , 40, Nafsikas Street, Voula, 166 73 Athens, Greece.  

Ship manager/Commercial manager, SEA TRADE MARINE SA, 40, Nafsikas Street, Voula, 166 73 Athens, Greece.  

PTI NILE  

9747338  

49999  

Hong Kong  

2016  

RU ULU  

 

2024-04-11 18:19  

 

LAKONIKOS GULF  

 

 

2024-04-25 22:49  

 

Registered owner, OCEAN CUBIC SHIPPING LTD, Care of Parakou Tankers Singapore Pte Ltd , 32-01, Suntec Tower 2, 9, Temasek Boulevard, Singapore  

Ship manager/Commercial manager, PARAKOU TANKERS SINGAPORE PTE, 32-01, Suntec Tower 2, 9, Temasek Boulevard, Singapore  

BEAST  

9290921  

47120  

Palau  

2005  

RU ULU  

 

2024-04-15 15:18  

 

MALTA OPL ANCH  

 

2024-05-01 01:54  

Registered owner, OCEAN VOYAGE CORP, Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles.  

Ship manager/Commercial manager, OCEAN VOYAGE CORP, Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles  

ISM Manager, MRK SHIPMANAGEMENT SRL, Strada Tirgoviste 5A, MD-2044 Chisinau, Moldova.  

ATACAMA  

 

9248801  

40039  

 

Panama  

2003  

RU LED  

2024-04-15 11:40  

LAKONIKOS GULF 

To the south of the Laconian Gulf, to the west of Kythira island 

 

2024-05-01 15:54 

Registered owner, OCEANCRAFT HOLDINGS LTD, Care of Unic Tanker Gemi Isletmeciligi AS , Yafaci Sokak, Limanreis Mah, 8, Narlidere, Izmir, Turkey.  

Ship manager/Commercial manager, UNIC TANKER GEMI ISLETMECILIGI, Yafaci Sokak, Limanreis Mah, 8, Narlidere, Izmir, Turkey.  

SAN FELIX  

9314868  

37312  

 

Italy  

2007  

RU LED  

2024-04-17 20:43  

HR RJK  

2024-05-13 20:39 

Registered owner, SOCIETA ARMATORIALE ITALIANA, Via Agostino Depretis 51, 80133 Naples NA, Italy.  

Ship manager/Commercial manager, GESTIONI ARMATORIALI SRL, Via Magazzini Posteriori 55 F, 48122 Ravenna RA, Italy.  

VERIGE  

9401128  

52725  

Croatia  

2010  

RU LED  

2024-04-21 12:00  

US ILM 

2024-05-13 20:17 

Registered owner, UNITED SHIPPING SERV ELEVEN, Care of Uljanik Shipmanagement Inc , ul Carrarina 6, HR-52100 Pula, Croatia.  

Ship manager/Commercial manager, ULJANIK SHIPMANAGEMENT INC, ul Carrarina 6, HR-52100 Pula, Croatia.  

IRBIS  

 

9299862  

37332  

Gabon  

2006  

 

 

 

RU LED  

2024-04-28 14:29  

MALTA OPL ANCH 

2024-05-11  

Registered owner, LEOPARD SHIPPING INC, Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands.  

Ship manager/Commercial manager, LEOPARD SHIPPING INC, Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands.  

ISM Manager, PLUTOS SHIP MANAGEMENT, Unit 1, Aakruti Abich Building, near Star Garage, opp Axis Bank ATM, SN Road, Tambe Nagar, Mulund (W), Mumbai, 400080, India.  

CHAMPION ENDURANCE  

9288813  

46803  

 

Marshall
Islands  

2005  

RU LED  

2024-04-27 22:50  

NL VLI  

2024-05-03 13:32 

Registered owner, CHAMPION ENDURANCE AS, Care of Champion Tankers AS , Tveiteraasvegen 12, 5232 Paradis, Norway.  

Ship manager/Commercial manager, CHAMPION TANKERS AS, Tveiteraasvegen 12, 5232 Paradis, Norway  

BOND  

 

9311725  

47470  

Liberia  

2006  

RU ULU  

2024-04-29 08:08  

MALTA OPL ANCH  

2024-05-16 07:26 

Registered owner, AURIGA HOLDINGS INC, Zuhal Caddesi 46, Cevizli Mah, Maltepe, 34846 Istanbul, Turkey.  

Ship manager/Commercial manager, AURIGA HOLDINGS INC, Zuhal Caddesi 46, Cevizli Mah, Maltepe, 34846 Istanbul, Turkey  

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