Violations of the embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products from Black Sea ports into the EU in Ferbuary 2024 (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 the seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products from the ports on the Black and Azov Seas into EU countries (the embargo) in February 2024 (see Table 1).
Note! The information provided does not apply to crude oil – the results of monitoring violations of the embargo on the imports of crude oil are presented separately.
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In February 2024, 30 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded.
3 direct voyages with petroleum products from Russian ports to the ports of EU countries were made.
The remaining 27 violations involved the delivery of petroleum products to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece and Malta.
In Ferbuary 2024, 101,651 tons of Russian petroleum products were delivered directly to the ports of EU countries and 1,179,572 tons were shipped to the transshipment point.
A total of 1,281,223 tons of Russian petroleum products were delivered to the EU in February 2024 in violation of the embargo, compared to 1,090,257 tons in January 2024 and 551,893 tons in December 2023.
Three direct voyages to the EU countries were performed by tankers owned by shipowners from Norway (2) and Azerbaijan.
27 voyages to the transshipment point were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries:
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Greece – 7,
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Marshall Islands - 3,
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Turkey - 3,
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Singapore – 2,
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Liberia - 2,
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Seychelles - 2,
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UAE - 2,
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Germany - 1,
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Russia – 1,
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India- 1,
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China - 1,
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Nigeria - 1,
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Vietnam -1.
Table 1
|
# |
Name |
IMO |
DWT |
Flag |
Year built |
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 February 2024 | ||||||||||
|
04/02 |
CHAMPION EBONY |
9290608 |
46938 |
Norway |
2004 |
RU TAM |
2024-01-29 19:02 |
ES ALG |
2024-02-11 05:36 |
Registered owner CHAMPION SHIPPING AS Care of Champion Tankers AS , Tveiteraasvegen 12, 5232 Paradis, Norway. Ship manager/Commercial manager CHAMPION TANKERS AS Tveiteraasvegen 12, 5232 Paradis, Norway |
|
24/02 |
KALBAJAR |
9821471 |
7786 |
Azerbaijan |
2021 |
RU YEY |
2024-02-13 04:50 |
GR SKG |
2024-02-23 14:00 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager AZERBAIJAN CASPIAN SHIPPING Mikayil Useynov kucasi 2, AZ 1003 Baku, Azerbaijan. Registered owner AZERBAIJAN CASPIAN SHIPPING Mikayil Useynov kucasi 2, AZ 1003 Baku, Azerbaijan. |
|
27/02 |
CHAMPION PULA |
9341146 |
46927 |
Norway |
2006 |
RU TAM |
2024-02-23 06:10 |
ES ALG |
2024-03-05 11:42 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager CHAMPION TANKERS AS Tveiteraasvegen 12, 5232 Paradis, Norway. Registered owner BM PRODUCT TANKER AS Care of Champion Tankers AS , Tveiteraasvegen 12, 5232 Paradis, Norway. |
| 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 February 2024 | ||||||||||
|
02/02 |
HW OTTO |
9394040 |
40435 |
Liberia |
2007 |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2024-01-28 05:50 |
LAKONIKOS GULF
|
2024-02-03 12:47 |
Registered owner PEA MARITIME SA Care of Sea Transport Services Nigeria Ltd , 31B, Marine Road, Lagos, Nigeria. Ship manager/Commercial manager SEA TRANSPORT SERVICES NIGERIA 31B, Marine Road, Lagos, Nigeria. |
|
02/02 |
NARGIS |
9353125 |
37296 |
Gabon |
2008 |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2024-01-27 00:32 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-03 00:19 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager NARGIS SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands Registered owner NARGIS SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
03/02 |
ZELDA |
9327372 |
37105 |
Gabon |
2006 |
RU TUA |
2024-01-29 06:53 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-04 03:31 |
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. 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. |
|
03/02 |
DALE |
9353084 |
37280 |
Marshall Is |
2008 |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2024-01-31 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-01-18 10:40 |
Registered owner DAFFODIL LTD Care of Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte Ltd , 29-00, Ocean Financial Centre, 10, Collyer Quay, Singapore 049315 Ship manager/Commercial manager TRAFIGURA MARITIME LOGISTICS 29-00, Ocean Financial Centre, 10, Collyer Quay, Singapore 049315 |
|
03/02 |
DINAH |
9353149 |
37313 |
Marshall Is |
2018 |
RU TUA TUAPSE |
ATD: 2024-02-01 09:38 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-14 05:24 |
Registered owner DACHSHUND LTD Care of Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte Ltd , 29-00, Ocean Financial Centre, 10, Collyer Quay, Singapore 049315 Ship manager/Commercial manager TRAFIGURA MARITIME LOGISTICS 29-00, Ocean Financial Centre, 10, Collyer Quay, Singapore 049315 |
|
04/02 |
KAMELOT |
9265873 |
46248 |
Palau |
2004 |
RU TUA |
ATD: 2024-01-27 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-06 21:49 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager BPC SHIPMANAGEMENT SRL Apartment 153, Strada Alba-Iulia 204, Chisinau, Moldova. Registered owner BLUE SEA NAVIGATION LTD Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles. |
|
04/02 |
KINGSTON |
9420863 |
38341 |
Liberia |
2009 |
RU TAM |
2024-01-31 09:38 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-06 09:06 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. Registered owner SLATE GREY SHIPPING LTD Care of IMS SA , 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. |
|
05/02 |
CAESAR |
9235696 |
40083 |
Liberia |
2002 |
RU TUA |
2024-01-31 18:02 |
LAKONIKOS GULF
|
2024-02-06 00:42 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. Registered owner CEASAR NAVIGATION CO Care of IMS SA , 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. |
|
06/02 |
TATIANA |
9340128 |
38396 |
Liberia |
2007 |
RU NVS |
2024-02-01 05:56 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-07 05:05 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. Registered owner PATARA CORP Care of IMS SA , 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. |
|
06/02 |
FACCA |
9271951 |
45840 |
Panama |
2004 |
RU NVS |
2024-02-01 16:44 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-07 21:59 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager VIRGO SHIPOWNER INC 80, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia. Registered owner VIRGO SHIPOWNER INC 80, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia. |
|
07/02 |
ARS ET LABOR |
9396385 |
40416 |
Marshall Is |
2008 |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2024-01-13 16:55 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-09 05:52 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager WALLEM GMBH & CO KG 3rd Floor, Sprinkenhof, Burchardstrasse 8, 20095 Hamburg, Germany. Registered owner WHITE FLAG VENTURES LIII LLC Care of Wallem GmbH & Co KG , 3rd Floor, Sprinkenhof, Burchardstrasse 8, 20095 Hamburg, Germany |
|
08/02 |
BEKS FIRE |
9246475 |
46211 |
Liberia |
2003 |
RU TAM TAMAN |
2024-01-30 06:39 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-12 22:10 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager BEKS TANKER ISLETMECILIGI AS Kapi 3, Kore Sehitleri Caddesi 48-50, Esentepe Mah, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey. Registered owner FIRE MARITIME & TRADING INC Care of Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS , Kapi 3, Kore Sehitleri Caddesi 48-50, Esentepe Mah, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey. |
|
09/02 |
ATACAMA |
9248801 |
40039 |
Panama |
2003 |
RU NVS |
2024-02-07 06:32 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-16 09:51 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager UNIC TANKER GEMI ISLETMECILIGI Yafaci Sokak, Limanreis Mah, 8, Narlidere, Izmir, Turkey. Registered owner MARINE COMPASS INC Care of Unic Tanker Gemi Isletmeciligi AS , Yafaci Sokak, Limanreis Mah, 8, Narlidere, Izmir, Turkey. |
|
13/02 |
OSAKA |
9380570 |
37923 |
Liberia |
2008 |
RU NVS |
2024-02-08 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-15 10:43 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. Registered owner BARNES MARE CO Care of IMS SA , 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece |
|
15/02 |
JUPITER I |
9599341 |
7111 |
Palau |
2010 |
RU TMR |
2024-02-08 13:57 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-18 04:45 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager UNITY SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. Registered owner UNITY SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
18/02 |
NS CREATION |
9312896 |
109819 |
Liberia |
2007 |
No data |
No data |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-23 01:49 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager OIL TANKERS SCF MGMT FZCO Unit 27610 - 001, Building A1, IFZA Business Park, DDP, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Registered owner NIVA TRANSPORT SA Care of Oil Tankers (SCF) Management - FZCO , Unit 27610 - 001, Building A1, IFZA Business Park, DDP, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
|
18/02 |
ELDIA |
9798351 |
49996 |
Malta |
2019 |
RU TAM |
2024-02-14 04:50 |
LAKONIKOS GULF
|
2024-02-19 07:57 |
Registered owner CHALET SHIPPING LTD Care of Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Ltd (EASTMED), 69, Grigoriou Lampraki Street, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece. Ship manager/Commercial manager EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN MARITIME 69, Grigoriou Lampraki Street, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece. |
|
18/02 |
TEMIRO |
9209972 |
47044 |
Palau |
2000 |
RU TUA |
2024-02-13 02:25 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-20 18:05 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager DREAM WAVE CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles. Registered owner DREAM WAVE CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles |
|
19/02 |
MILANO |
9286059 |
37305 |
Liberia |
2005 |
RU NVS |
2024-02-15 01:41 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-23 09:14 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. Registered owner OLIVE TRADING SA 80, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia. |
|
21/02 |
ELIJAH |
9344100 |
45672 |
Panama |
2007 |
RU NVS |
2024-02-16 14:12 |
MALTA OPL ANCH |
2024-02-26 08:42 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager MERCURE MARINE SOLUTIONS FZE Ground Floor, Building 1, Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Registered owner ELIJAH MARINE SA Care of Mercure Marine Solutions FZE , Ground Floor, Building 1, Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. |
|
21/02 |
SEA MARINE 1
|
9255830 |
37463 |
Vietnam |
2003 |
RU NVS |
2024-02-10 22:59 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-22 16:36 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager FARIVASHIP HK LTD Room 7B, One Capital Place, 18, Luard Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China. Registered owner FARIVASHIP HK LTD Room 7B, One Capital Place, 18, Luard Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China. |
|
22/02 |
NARGIS |
9353125 |
37296 |
Gabon |
2008 |
RU NVS |
No data |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-23 07:57 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager NARGIS SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. Registered owner NARGIS SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
23/02 |
DUMBLEDORE |
9325611 |
44998 |
Bahamas |
2007 |
RU TAM |
2024-02-19 17:22 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-24 21:23 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager ALBERTA SHIPMANAGEMENT LTD 26A, Ioannou Apostolopoulou Street, Chalandri, 152 31 Athens, Greece. Registered owner DOBBY SHIPPING LTD Care of Alberta Shipmanagement Ltd , 26A, Ioannou Apostolopoulou Street, Chalandri, 152 31 Athens, Greece. |
|
24/02 |
KINGSTON |
9420863 |
38341 |
Liberia |
2009 |
RU NVS |
2024-02-19 19:47 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-25 14:14 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. Registered owner SLATE GREY SHIPPING LTD Care of IMS SA , 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. |
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24/02 |
CHEETAH II |
9222560 |
47131 |
Panama |
2000 |
RU NVS |
2024-01-26 18:18 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-25 11:13 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager SIGNUM SHIP MANAGEMENT LTD Kat 13 D, Quasar Tower, Buyukdere Caddesi 76, Fulya Mah, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey. Registered owner TRIDENT MODESTY LTD Care of Signum Ship Management Ltd , Kat 13 D, Quasar Tower, Buyukdere Caddesi 76, Fulya Mah, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey. |
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25/02 |
SANKT PETERBURG |
9288980 |
5600 |
Russia |
2003 |
RU KZP KAVKAZ |
2024-02-12 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-02-28 13:59 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager SHIPPING COMPANY NAVIGATOR LLC Office 1, pereulok Pevcheskiy 14A, St Petersburg, 197046, Russia. Registered owner ASTRONAVT ulitsa Zhelyabova 51, Astrakhan, 414040, Russia. |
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25/02 |
CASPER |
9439400 |
108870 |
Vietnam |
2010 |
RU TAM |
2024-02-15 01:06 |
LAKONIKOS GULF
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2024-02-26 16:28 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager PHUONG DONG PETROL TRANSPORT 6th Floor, Sky City Tower A, 88, Lang Ha, Dong Da District, Hanoi City, Vietnam. Registered owner PHUONG DONG PETROL TRANSPORT 6th Floor, Sky City Tower A, 88, Lang Ha, Dong Da District, Hanoi City, Vietnam |
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