Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of August 2024 Violations

10:00 16.09.2024

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 August 2024 (see Table 1).

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In August 2024, 7 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded.

Four were involved the delivery of crude oil to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece. Three direct voyages were made to the ports of the EU countries.

Shipowners from Greece (3), UAE (2), Marshall Islands (1) and China (1) performed these voyages.

In August 2024, a total of 897.066 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the EU in violation of the embargo, compared with 580.047 tons in July 2024.

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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 August 2024

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	Year built	Port of departure	Actual Time of Departure	Port of destination	Estimated Time of Arrival	Shipowner
04/08	ENERGY TRIUMPH Crude oil tanker	9817614	157470	Isle of Man	2018	RU NVS	2024-08-01 03:42	MILAZZO ANCH	2024-08-07 20:13	Registered owner SPDBFL TWO HUNDRED & SIXTEEN C/O: Golden Energy Management SA 2, G (Gama) Street, Elliniko, 167 77, Athens, Greece. Ship manager/Commercial manager GOLDEN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SA 2, G (Gama) Street, Elliniko, 167 77, Athens, Greece.
05/08	CHEETAH II Crude oil tanker	9222560	47131	Panama	2000	RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH	2024-08-02	To the south of the Laconian Gulf, to the west of Kythira island	2024-08-07 15:51	Ship manager/Commercial manager MAXCON MARINE SERVICES INC Office 1962, Thamani Arts Building, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Registered owner TRIDENT MODESTY LTD C/O: Maxcon Marine Services Inc Office 1962, Thamani Arts Building, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
14/08	SAGA Crude oil tanker	9528031	115738	Malta	2011	RU TAM TAMAN	No data. GPS spoofing	IT SPA	2024-08-18 07:25	Registered owner EURYANTHE OWNING CO LTD C/O: TMS Tankers Ltd 109, Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece. Ship manager/Commercial manager TMS TANKERS LTD 109, Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece.
18/08	TAMARA Crude oil tanker	9600889	157016	Liberia	2015	RU NVS	2024-08-16 16:38	BOURGAS ANCH	2024-08-18 11:10	Ship manager/Commercial manager TMS TANKERS LTD 109, Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece. Registered owner CALLISTO OWNING CO LTD C/O: TMS Tankers Ltd 109, Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece.
22/08	IKARA Crude oil tanker	9321718	158920	Panama	2006	RU TAM	2024-08-19 22:09	LAKONIKOS GULF	2024-08-24 09:06	Ship manager/Commercial manager IKARA LINES INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. Registered owner IKARA LINES INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands.
27/08	GOLDEN MILE Crude oil tanker	9337901	110802	Gabon	2006	RU TUA	2024-08-23 02:38	To the south of the Laconian Gulf, to the west of Kythira island	2024-08-28 16:13	Ship manager/Commercial manager NEPTUNE FLEET SOLUTIONS LTD Office 706, Jumeirah Bay X2 Tower, Cluster X, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, PO Box 337188, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Registered owner NEPTUNE FLEET SOLUTIONS LTD Office 706, Jumeirah Bay X2 Tower, Cluster X, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, PO Box 337188, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
31/08	KATIUSKA Crude oil tanker	9236004	149989	Panama	2002	RU TAM TAMAN	2024-08-27	To the south of the Laconian Gulf, to the west of Kythira island	2024-09-02	Ship manager/Commercial manager KATIUSKA MARINE LTD Hong Kong, China. Registered owner KATIUSKA MARINE LTD Hong Kong, China.

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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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