Violations of the embargo on the imports of crude oil from Russia into the EU in January 2023 (database)

19:10 31.01.2023
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 January 2023 (see Table 1).

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In January 2023, 12 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded.

All of them involved the delivery of oil to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece.

6 such voyages were made by tankers belonging to companies from Greece, 2 – by a shipowner from Turkey, 4 voyages were made by tankers belonging to companies from Denmark, UAE, Cyprus and Marshall Islands one per each.

A total of 1,274,281 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf in violation of the embargo, compared with 1,019,247 tons in December 2022.

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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 January 2023

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

Port of departure

Actual Time of Departure

Port of destination

Estimated Time of Arrival

Shipowner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slovenia [SI]

 

 

05/01

BEKS FENIX
Crude Oil Tanker

9356751

50344

Marshall Is

RU NVS
 

ATD: 2022-12-30 05:30

SI KOP
KOPER

ATA: 2023-01-10 10:29

Ship manager/Commercial manager BEKS GEMI ISLETMECILIGI VE TIC Kore Sehitleri Caddesi 48/50, Esentepe Mah, Sisli, 34394 Istanbul, Turkey.
Registered owner COLEUS MARITIME & TRADING INC Care of Beks Gemi Isletmeciligi ve Ticaret AS (Beks Shipmanagement & Trading SA), Kore Sehitleri Caddesi 48/50, Esentepe Mah, Sisli, 34394 Istanbul, Turkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands [NL]

 

 

06/01

MINERVA LISA
Crude Oil Tanker

9276597

103755

Greece

RU TAM
TAMAN

ATD: 2022-12-25 06:22

NL RTM
ROTTERDAM

ATA: 2023-01-17 18:03

Registered owner LISA ENE Care of Minerva Marine Inc, 141-143, Vouliagmenis Avenue & 1 Aiolou Street, Voula, 166 73 Athens, Greece.
Ship manager/Commercial manager MINERVA MARINE INC 141-143, Vouliagmenis Avenue & 1 Aiolou Street, Voula, 166 73 Athens, Greece.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain [ES]

 

 

11/01

ADVANTAGE SWEET
Crude Oil Tanker

9587192

159058

Marshall Is

RU NVS
 

ATD: 2023-01-02 04:40

ES CAR
CARTAGENA

ATA: 2023-01-19 09:49

Ship manager/Commercial manager GENEL DENIZCILIK NAKLIYATI AS Kat 18, Blok 1/A, Plaza A, Comert Sokak, Levent Mah, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey.
Registered owner SPDBFL ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-7 Care of Genel Denizcilik Nakliyati AS (GEDEN LINES), Kat 18, Blok 1/A, Plaza A, Comert Sokak, Levent Mah, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greece [GR]

 

 

02/01

PANTHER I
Crude Oil Tanker

9292503

115514

Liberia

RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH

ATD: 2022-12-18 23:00

GR LAKONIKOS GULF

ATA: 2023-01-03 14:49

Ship manager/Commercial manager GATSBY ENTERPRISES LTD Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands.
Registered owner GATSBY ENTERPRISES LTD Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands.

02/01

CE BERMUDA
Crude Oil Tanker

9411226

158143

Marshall Is

RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH

ATD: 2022-12-23 16:30

GR LAKONIKOS GULF

ETA: 2023-01-03 17:59

Ship manager/Commercial manager MARINE TRUST LTD-MAI Vergoti Square, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece.
Registered ownerALEXANDROS INVESTMENT CORP Care of Marine Trust Ltd, Vergoti Square, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece.

05/01

DUKE II
Crude Oil Tanker

9254240

47024

Panama

RU TUA
TUAPSE

ATD: 2022-12-31 05:56

GR LAKONIKOS GULF

ATA: 2023-01-06 10:26

Ship manager/Commercial manager SR NAVIGATION SA 131, Karamanli Avenue, Voula, 166 73 Athens, Greece.
Registered owner SAGITTARIUS MARITIME VENTURES Care of SR Navigation SA, 131, Karamanli Avenue, Voula, 166 73 Athens, Greece

09/01

SUEZ ICE SUPREME
Crude Oil Tanker

9296418

146356

Liberia

RU NVS
 

ATD: 2022-12-30 07:35

PIRAEUS ANCH Anchorage
Greece [GR]

ATA: 2023-01-10 09:43

Ship manager/Commercial manager UNIVERSAL TANKER MGMT UTM-CYP Office B3, 2nd Floor, 2B, Afroditis Street, 1060 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Registered owner SUPREME CRUDE TRANSPORTS INC Care of Universal Tanker Management (UTM) Ltd, Office B3, 2nd Floor, 2B, Afroditis Street, 1060 Nicosia, Cyprus.

11/01

GEORGE S.
Crude Oil Tanker

9411331

158033

Marshall Is

RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH

ATD: 2023-01-02 22:00

GR LAKONIKOS GULF

ATA: 2023-01-14 09:29

Ship manager/Commercial manager MARINE TRUST LTD-MAI Vergoti Square, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece
Registered owner ROMEO INVESTMENTS INC Care of Marine Trust Ltd, Vergoti Square, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece.

12/01

BEKS EBRU
Crude Oil Tanker

9308132

49911

Marshall Is

RU TUA
TUAPSE

ATD: 2023-01-08 14:12

RAFINA Port Anchorage
Greece [GR]
GR RAF

ATA: 2023-01-13 22:23

Ship manager/Commercial manager MAERSK TANKERS MR K/S Holmbladsgade 133, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Registered owner DOLPHIN MARITIME & TRADING-MAI Care of Maersk Tankers MR K/S, Holmbladsgade 133, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.

19/01

MERBABU
Crude Oil Tanker

9388364

105746

Malta

RU TAM
TAMAN

ATD: 2023-01-05 13:52

GR LAKONIKOS GULF

ATA: 2023-01-21 06:53

Ship manager/Commercial manager MARINE TRUST LTD-MAI Vergoti Square, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece.
Registered owner CAMPANELLA SHIPPING Care of Marine Trust Ltd, Vergoti Square, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece.

28/01

SCF PROVIDER
Crude Oil Tanker

9577094

74548

Liberia

RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH
 

ATD: 2023-01-14 17:00

GR LAKONIKOS GULF

ATA: 2023-01-29 12:34

Ship manager/Commercial manager SUN SHIP MANAGEMENT Office OT 17-32, 17th Floor, Office Tower, Central Park Towers, Dubai International Financial Centre, PO Box 507065, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Registered owner GOREY SHIPPING LTD Care of SUN Ship Management (D) Ltd, Office OT 17-32, 17th Floor, Office Tower, Central Park Towers, Dubai International Financial Centre, PO Box 507065, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

30/01

CAPTAIN A STELLATOS
Crude Oil Tanker

9439670

105849

Marshall Is

RU TUA
TUAPSE

ATD: 2023-01-15 14:06

GR LAKONIKOS GULF

ATA: 2023-01-31 22:46

Ship manager/Commercial manager MARINE TRUST LTD-MAI Vergoti Square, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece.
Registered owner RIALTO NAVIGATION SA Care of Marine Trust Ltd, Vergoti Square, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece

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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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