Violations of the embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products from Black Sea ports into the EU in July 2023 (database)
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 EU and G7 embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products from ports on the Black and Azov Seas (embargo) in July 2023 (see Table 1).
Note! The information provided does not apply to crude oil – the results of monitoring violations of the embargo on crude oil imports are presented separately.
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In July 2023, 22 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded.
5 direct voyages from Russian ports to those of EU countries were made.
The remaining 17 voyages included delivery of petroleum products to transshipment points: 14 – in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece, 1 – off the coast of the Greek island of Crete, and 2 – off the coast of Malta.
In July 2023, a total of 808,547 tons of petroleum products were delivered to EU countries in violation of the embargo, compared with 730,497 tons in June 2023, and 896,840 tons in May 2023.
Direct tanker voyages were made to the following ports:
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ELEFSIS, AGIOI THEODOROI (Greece),
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ALGECIRAS (Spain),
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GHENT (Belgium),
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RIJEKA (Croatia).
5 direct voyages to the ports of EU countries were made by tankers belonging to companies from Greece (2), Turkey (2), and Singapore.
17 voyages to transshipment points were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries:
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India – 1,
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Greece – 4,
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UAE (Russian companies re-registered in the UAE) – 2,
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Turkey – 2,
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Singapore – 2,
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Malta – 1,
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offshore companies (Liberia, Seychelles, Marshall Islands) – 5.
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Table 1
|
# |
Name |
IMO |
DWT |
Flag |
Port of departure |
Actual Time of Departure |
Port of destination |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
Shipowner |
| Tankers that transported Russian petroleum products from Russia’s ports on the Black Sea directly to the ports of EU and G7 countries in violation of the embargo in July 2023 | |||||||||
|
01/07 |
HAPPY LADY |
9644225 |
51390 |
Greece |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2023-06-27 16:36 LT (UTC +3) |
BE GNE |
ATA: 2023-07-11 13:35 LT (UTC +2) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN MTME-LIE 69, Grigoriou Lampraki Street, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece. |
|
12/07 |
ECO FLEET |
9717503 |
39208 |
Marshall Is |
RU KAVKAZ SOUTH |
ATD: 2023-07-09 23:52 LT (UTC +3) |
HR RJK |
ATA: 2023-07-15 22:44 (UTC +2) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager CENTRAL MARE INC 1, Vasilissis Sofias & Megalou Alexandrou Streets, Marousi, 151 24 Athens, Greece. |
|
16/07 |
RUI FU TAI |
9258600 |
47122 |
Liberia |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2023-07-12 11:34 LT (UTC +3) |
ES ALGECIRAS |
ATA: 2023-07-23 14:20 LT (UTC +2) |
Registered owner ARTEMIS SHIPPING CO LTD-HKG Care of Harvey Ship Management Co Ltd, Room B201, 1st Floor, Wing Tai Centre, 12, Hing Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. |
|
17/07 |
KHUDAYAR YUSIFZADE |
9575321 |
7111 |
Liberia |
RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH |
ATD: 2023-07-13 12:40 LT (UTC +3) |
GR ELEFSIS ANCH |
ATA: 2023-07-18 12:36 LT (UTC +3) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager PALMALI GEMICILIK VE ACENTELIK L Blok, Maya Sitesi, Ozturk Sokak, Akatlar Mah, 1, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey. |
|
24/07 |
HAMSI |
9171735 |
8941 |
Liberia |
RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH |
ATD: 2023-07-20 03:29 LT (UTC +3) |
GR AGT |
ATA: 2023-07-25 08:40 LT (UTC +3) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager SEALIFE DENIZCILIK LTD STI Blok A, Gemi Yan Sanayi Sitesi, Comert Sokagi 15, Evliya Celebi Mah, Tuzla, 34944 Istanbul, Turkey. |
| Tankers that transported Russian petroleum products from Russia’s ports on the Black Sea to EU countries through transshipment in violation of the embargo in July 2023 | |||||||||
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02/07 |
GAZPROMNEFT ZUID WEST |
9286463 |
2813 |
Russia |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2023-06-29 19:30 LT (UTC +3) |
OPL CRETE GREECE |
ATA: 2023-07-05 03:00 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager GAZPROMNEFT MARINE BUNKER LTD Blok R, prospekt Bolshoy VO 80, St Petersburg, 199106, Russia. |
|
03/07 |
VENUS I |
9599353 |
7102 |
Palau |
RU TMR |
ATD: 2023-06-24 11:30 LT (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-07-04 21:03 LT (UTC +2) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager TOTAL MARINE INDIA PVT LTD Plot D-222/5, TTC, MIDC, Shiravane, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400706, India. |
|
03/07 |
ELIJAH |
9344100 |
45672 |
Panama |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2023-06-30 21:06 LT (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-07-06 14:20 LT (UTC +3) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager SEA TRADE MARINE SA 108, Vasileos Pavlou Street, Voula, 166 73 Athens, Greece. |
|
05/07 |
NORTHSEA I |
9334296 |
6233 |
Liberia |
RU TUA |
ATD: 2023-06-30 04:12 LT (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-07-07 18:23 LT (UTC +3) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager HS NORTHSEA I LTD 80, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia. |
|
06/07 |
KOCATEPE |
9274666 |
37082 |
Marshall Is |
RU TUA |
ATD: 2023-07-01 13:04 LT (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-07-08 01:02 LT (UTC +3) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager BESIKTAS LIKID TASIMACILIK Kat 15, Blok A, Piyale Pasa Bulvari Memorial Centre, Okmeydani, Sisli, 34385 Istanbul, Turkey. |
|
07/07 |
ARINA 1 |
9246463 |
46157 |
Palau |
RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH |
ATD: 2023-07-03 10:03 LT (UTC +3) |
MT MALTA OPL ANCH |
ATA: 2023-07-09 14:19 LT (UTC +2) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager PETROFLEET SHIP MANAGEMENT FZC Office 409, 1 West Block, Dubai Airport Free Zone, PO Box 371634, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
|
08/07 |
LIETO |
9389679 |
113005 |
Palau |
RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH |
ATD: 2023-07-05 11:43 LT (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-07-09 17:32 LT (UTC +3) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager FLAMING STAR CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles. |
|
10/07 |
PETALOUDA |
9367669 |
47322 |
Bahamas |
RU TAM |
ATD: 2023-07-06 08:45 LT (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
АTA: 2023-07-11 16:37 LT (UTC +3) |
Registered owner ALBERTA SHIPMANAGEMENT LTD 26A, Ioannou Apostolopoulou Street, Chalandri, 152 31 Athens, Greece. |
|
10/07 |
GRACE ADALBERHT |
9396763 |
50667 |
Liberia |
RU TUA |
ATD: 2023-07-07 12:34 LT (UTC +3) |
MT MALTA OPL ANCH |
ATA: 2023-07-13 02:07 LT (UTC +2) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager GRACE ENERGY SHIPPING & TRDG 20-05, International Plaza, 10, Anson Road, Singapore 079903 |
|
15/07 |
SOFIA K |
9299123 |
65125 |
Panama |
RU TUA |
ATD: 2023-07-11 22:30 LT (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-07-15 22:27 LT (UTC +3) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager PRINCESS MARINE & SHIPPING INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
17/07 |
DINAH |
9353149 |
37313 |
Marshall Is |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2023-07-13 00:37 LT (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-07-18 00:45 LT (UTC +3) |
Registered owner DACHSHUND LTD Care of Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte Ltd, 29-00, Ocean Financial Centre, 10, Collyer Quay, Singapore 049315 |
|
20/07 |
ORLANDO |
9420851 |
38334 |
Liberia |
RU TUA |
ATD: 2023-07-17 01:01 LT (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-07-21 23:01 LT (UTC +3) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. |
|
21/07 |
NARGIS |
9353125 |
37296 |
Gabon |
RU TAM |
ATD: 2023-07-15 21:54 (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-07-23 07:47 LT (UTC +3) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager NARGIS SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
28/07 |
TITAN |
9517070 |
5526 |
Sierra Leone |
RU TEMRYUK ANCH |
ATD: 2023-07-20 04:44 LT (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-07-29 15:40 LT (UTC +3) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager TITAN CARGO LTD Level 1, Businesslabs Office Centre, Triq Dun Karm, Birkirkara, BKR 9037, Malta. |
|
29/07 |
ADVANTAGE PRIDE |
9314806 |
37311 |
Marshall Is |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2023-07-25 10:50 LT (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-07-30 10:49 LT (UTC +3) |
Registered owner GOLDEN RESULT LTD Care of Genel Denizcilik Nakliyati AS (GEDEN LINES), Kat 18, Blok 1/A, Plaza A, Comert Sokak, Levent Mah, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey. |
|
30/07 |
KALLOS |
9360415 |
39981 |
Panama |
RU TAM |
ATD: 2023-07-26 16:21 LT (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
АTA: 2023-07-31 19:38 LT (UTC +3) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager JIANG SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
31/07 |
STAR C |
9411135 |
37836 |
Liberia |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2023-07-27 14:49 LT (UTC +3) |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-08-01 02:27 LT (UTC +3) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager KOROTANK MARITIME LTD Care of Navios Tankers Management Inc, 85, Akti Miaouli, 185 38 Piraeus, Greece |
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