Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of August 2024 Violations
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 |
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. |
|
05/08 |
CHEETAH II |
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. |
|
14/08 |
SAGA |
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. |
|
18/08 |
TAMARA |
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. |
|
22/08 |
IKARA |
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. |
|
27/08 |
GOLDEN MILE |
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. |
|
31/08 |
KATIUSKA |
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. |
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