Violations of the embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products from Black Sea ports into the EU in April 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 April 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 April 2024, 25 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded.
All violations involved the delivery of petroleum products to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece.
In April 2024, 869,882 tons of Russian petroleum products were delivered to the EU in violation of the embargo, compared to 1,159,071 tons in March 2024 and 1,281,223 tons in February 2024.
All 25 voyages to the transshipment point were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries:
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Marshall Islands – 6,
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Greece - 6,
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UAE - 3,
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Liberia – 2,
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Seychelles - 2,
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Monaco - 2,
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Hong Kong, China - 1,
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Turkey - 1,
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Russia - 1,
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Moldova - 1.
Table 1
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# |
Name |
IMO |
DWT |
Flag |
Year built |
Port of departure |
Actual Time of Departure |
Port of destination |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
Shipowner |
|
01/04 |
MD MIRANDA |
9198290 |
46408 |
Tanzania |
1999 |
RU TAM |
2024-03-29 02:49 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-03 03:57 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager DORY MARITIME CO Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
02/04 |
VENUS I |
9599353 |
7102 |
Palau |
2011 |
RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH |
2024-03-28 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-03 18:29 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager UNITY SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
04/04 |
BONIFACY |
9284726 |
45898 |
Palau |
2004 |
RU TUA |
2024-03-29 20:03 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-07 08:46 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager BLOSSOM BRIDGE CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles. |
|
05/04 |
NARGIS |
9353125 |
37296 |
Gabon |
2008 |
RU NVS |
No data |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-07 00:56 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager NARGIS SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
06/04 |
C VIKING |
9261657 |
40059 |
Palau |
2004 |
TUAPSE ANCH |
2024-03-31 18:16 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-08 19:10 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager SURT SHIP MANAGEMENT SRL Apartment 36, Hincesti Highway 70/4, MD-2028 Chisinau, Moldova. |
|
08/04 |
GEORGIA |
9302683 |
40327 |
Malta |
2006 |
RU TAM |
2024-04-03 07:19 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-09 07:40 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN MARITIME 69, Grigoriou Lampraki Street, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece. |
|
09/04 |
YANBU |
9376816 |
38374 |
Liberia |
2008 |
RU NVS |
2024-04-05 04:59 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-11 05:04 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. |
|
08/04 |
OSAKA |
9380570 |
37923 |
Liberia |
2008 |
RU NVS |
2024-04-04 03:59 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-09 01:49 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. |
|
09/04 |
CHIP |
9353101 |
37293 |
Marshall Is |
2008 |
RU NVS |
2024-04-07 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-13 11:20 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager SCORPIO COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT 99, boulevard du Jardin Exotique, 98000 Monaco-Ville, Monaco. |
|
10/04 |
JUVENIS |
9260067 |
40271 |
Palau |
2003 |
No data |
No data |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-12 22:05 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager ECO MAX FZE Office E-07F-08 & E-41F-12, P1-ELOB & P6-ELOB, Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. |
|
10/04 |
SANKT PETERBURG |
9288980 |
5600 |
Russia |
2003 |
RU KZP |
2024-04-05 13:52 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-13 11:56 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager SHIPPING COMPANY NAVIGATOR LLC Office 1, pereulok Pevcheskiy 14A, St Petersburg, 197046, Russia. |
|
12/04 |
SATURN I |
9655470 |
7023 |
Palau |
2013 |
RU KZP KAVKAZ |
2024-04-03 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-14 10:45 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager MARISAFE TECHNOLOGIES FZE Office-A1-406F, A1 Building, Ajman Free Zone, Ajman, United Arab Emirates. |
|
12/04 |
MYSTRAS |
9314882 |
39378 |
Gabon |
2006 |
RU TUA |
2024-04-03 01:33 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-15 07:53 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager TSUI SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
12/04 |
CHONGCHON |
9294123 |
40158 |
Cook Is |
2006 |
RU TUA |
2024-04-09 18:00 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-14 02:03 |
Registered owner JIZAN MARITIME INC Suite 212, 2nd Floor, Block A, Unity House, Palm Street, Victoria, Mahe Island, Seychelles. |
|
14/04 |
MILANO |
9286059 |
37305 |
Liberia |
2005 |
RU NVS |
2024-04-10 17:18 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-19 07:48 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. |
|
14/04 |
GLYFADA |
9253234 |
39575 |
Gabon |
2003 |
RU TUA |
2024-04-08 17:04 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-18 19:16 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager GLYFADA SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
17/04 |
JUPITER I |
9599341 |
7111 |
Palau |
2010 |
RU KZP |
2024-04-09 14:47 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-19 20:13 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager UNITY SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
17/04 |
TATIANA |
9340128 |
38396 |
Liberia |
2007 |
RU NVS |
2024-04-12 05:01 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-19 19:03 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. |
|
17/04 |
SEALION I |
9234501 |
45467 |
Panama |
2002 |
RU TUA |
2024-04-12 07:18 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-18 07:51 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager EXXEN SHIP MANAGEMENT CO Ofis 247, Varyap Plaza, Uygar Sokak, Esenyali Mah, 61, Istanbul, Turkey. |
|
18/04 |
FACCA |
9271951 |
45840 |
Panama |
2004 |
RU NVS |
2024-04-13 14:52 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-19 18:55 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager VIRGO SHIPOWNER INC 80, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia. |
|
21/04 |
OSAKA |
9380570 |
37923 |
Liberia |
2008 |
RU NVS |
2024-04-17 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-22 17:12 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. |
|
25/04 |
CHIP |
9353101 |
37293 |
Marshall Is |
2008 |
RU NVS |
2024-04-22 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-27 09:39 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager SCORPIO COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT 99, boulevard du Jardin Exotique, 98000 Monaco-Ville, Monaco. |
|
27/04 |
SEA MARINE 1 |
9255830 |
37463 |
Vietnam |
2003 |
RU NVS |
2024-04-22 14:36 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-04-30 23:56 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager FARIVASHIP HK LTD Room 7B, One Capital Place, 18, Luard Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China. |
|
30/04 |
CLEAN IMPERIAL |
9376854 |
40174 |
Marshall Is |
2009 |
RU NVS |
2024-04-26 17:52 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-05-01 13:14 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager STEALTH MARITIME CORP SA 331, Kifisias Avenue, Kifisia, 145 61 Athens, Greece. |
|
30/04 |
GRATIA |
9260055 |
40225 |
Palau |
2003 |
RU NVS |
2024-04-24 16:27 |
LAKONIKOS GULF |
2024-05-02 05:23 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager ECO MAX FZE Office E-07F-08 & E-41F-12, P1-ELOB & P6-ELOB, Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. |
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