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Russian Baltic Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of May 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 May 2024 (see Table 1).

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In May 2024, 10 violations (396.243 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points, USA 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), Turkey (2), India (2), Germany (1), UAE (1) and Monaco (1).

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Table 1. Tankers Transporting Petroleum Products from the Russian Baltic Sea Ports in May 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

NAV DURGA
Oil Products Tanker

 

9260005

39634

India

2003

RU LED
 

2024-05-03 23:00

MALTA OPL ANCH


 

2024-05-18 17:02  

Registered owner, NAV BHARAT TANKERS PVT LTD, Flat 11-A, Tower A, Viceroy Park, Thakur Village, Scheme, Kandivali (E), Mumbai, India.
Ship manager/Commercial manager, NAV BHARAT TANKERS PVT LTD, Flat 11-A, Tower A, Viceroy Park, Thakur Village, Scheme, Kandivali (E), Mumbai, India.

AVENCA
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
 

9410002

51238

Liberia

2008

RU LED

2024-05-07 12:37  

US SCK STOCKTON
USA [US] 

2024-06-14 07:00

Registered owner, ORYX SHIPPING COMPANY NV, Care of Chemikalien Seetransport GmbH , Mattentwiete 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany.
Ship manager/Commercial manager, CHEMIKALIEN SEETRANSPORT GMBH, Mattentwiete 1, 20457 Hamburg, Germany.

ALEYNA MERCAN
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker

9296547

4037

Malta

2005

RU LED

2024-05-07 12:46  

BE GNE GHENT
Belgium
[BE]

2024-05-12 21:25  

Registered owner, MRC ALEYNA SHIPPING CORP, Care of MRC Denizcilik Turizm ve Petrol Urunleri Ticaret Ltd Sti, Kuzguncuk Carsi Caddesi 39, Kuzguncuk Mah, Uskudar, 34674 Istanbul, Turkey.
Ship manager/Commercial manager, MRC DENIZCILIK TURIZM, Kuzguncuk Carsi Caddesi 39, Kuzguncuk Mah, Uskudar, 34674 Istanbul, Turkey.

OSCAR
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker
 

9365386

49995

Liberia

2007

RU ULU

2024-05-09 18:38  

MALTA OPL ANCH

2024-05-23 00:39  

Registered owner, EMPATI MARINE LTD, Care of IMS SA , 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece.
Ship manager/Commercial manager, IMS SA, 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece.

KOCATEPE
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker

9274666

37082

Panama

2005

RU LED

2024-05-15 13:28  

MALTA OPL ANCH

2024-05-29 04:41
 

Registered owner KOCATEPE SHIPPING LTD 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.

AGIOS NIKOLAOS
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker

9820283

49988

Marshall Islands

2018

RU ULU

2024-05-11 09:52  

STS to WEST of GIB -
CADIZ ANCH
Spain [ES]

2024-05-25 03:26

Registered owner REXEL CORP Care of Centrofin Management Inc , 10, Diadochou Pavlou Street, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece.
Ship manager/Commercial manager CENTROFIN MANAGEMENT INC 10, Diadochou Pavlou Street, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece.

MISHELL
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker

9332315

49999

Panama

2008

UST-LUGA ANCH

2024-05-15 09:33  

MALTA OPL ANCH

2024-05-27 14:23  

Registered owner YELLOW TANG SHIPPING INC Care of BPT Shipping Co LLC , Abu Hail Building 13, Abu Hail Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Ship manager/Commercial manager BPT SHIPPING CO LLC Abu Hail Building 13, Abu Hail Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

MERENGUE
Oil Products Tanker

9309980

38431

Liberia

2007

RU LED

2024-05-16 17:18  

MALTA OPL ANCH

2024-06-03 15:49  

Registered owner MERENGUE SHIPPING CO Care of Spring Marine Management SA , 1st Floor, 6, Agias Kiriakis, Palaio Faliro, 175 64 Athens, Greece.
Ship manager/Commercial manager SPRING MARINE MANAGEMENT SA 1st Floor, 6, Agias Kiriakis, Palaio Faliro, 175 64 Athens, Greece.

ZELDA
Oil Products Tanker

9327372

37105

Gabon

2006

RU ULU

2024-05-22 23:10  

MALTA OPL ANCH

2024-06-05 12:10  

Registered owner ZELDA 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.

STI FINCHLEY
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker

9696565

38734

Marshall Islands

2014

RU LED

2024-05-27 22:54  

HR RJK

2024-06-11 10:00  

Registered owner STI FINCHLEY SHIPPING CO LTD Care of Scorpio Commercial Management SAM , 99, boulevard du Jardin Exotique, 98000 Monaco-Ville, Monaco.
Ship manager/Commercial manager SCORPIO COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT 99, boulevard du Jardin Exotique, 98000 Monaco-Ville, Monaco.

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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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