Russian Black Sea Ports Oil Product Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of May 2024 Violations

13:30 18.06.2024
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 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 May 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 May 2024, 16 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded.

15 of violations involved the delivery of petroleum products to a transshipment points in the Laconian Gulf off the coasts of Greece and Malta. One direct voyage was made to the USA.

In May 2024, 549,518 tons of Russian petroleum products were delivered in violation of the embargo, compared to 869,882 tons in April 2024 and 1,159,071 tons in March 2024.

All voyages to the transshipment points and to the USA were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries:

  • UAE – 4,

  • Greece - 4,

  • Liberia - 3,

  • Mauritus – 1,

  • Seychelles - 1,

  • Russia - 1, 

  • China - 1,

  • Singapore - 1,

  • India - 1.

Table 1

#

Name

IMO

DWT

Flag

Year built

Port of departure

Actual Time of Departure

Port of destination

Estimated Time of Arrival

Shipowner

03/05 

VENUS I 

9599353 

7102 

Palau 

2011 

RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH 

No data 

LAKONIKOS
GULF 

2024-04-08 05:39

Ship manager/Commercial manager AQUASYNC TECHNOLOGIES FZE Office-C1-1217H, C1 Building, Ajman Free Zone, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Registered owner AQUASYNC TECHNOLOGIES FZE Office-C1-1217H, C1 Building, Ajman Free Zone, Ajman, United Arab Emirates. 

03/05 

TATIANA 

9340128 

38396 

Liberia 

2007 

RU NVS 

2024-04-28 01:37

MALTA OPL
ANCH 

2024-05-05 12:52  

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. 

03/05 

MILANO 

9286059 

37305 

Liberia 

2005 

RU NVS 

2024-04-28 17:06

MALTA OPL ANCH 

2024-05-05 09:59  

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 

03/05 

HANA 

9353113 

37321 

Gabon 

2008 

RU NVS 

2024-04-28 10:33

To the south
of the
Laconian Gulf, to the west of Kythira island


 

2024-05-04 10:34 

Ship manager/Commercial manager ELIZARIO SHIPPING INC 3rd Floor, Standard Chartered Tower, Bank Street, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius.
Registered owner ELIZARIO SHIPPING INC 3rd Floor, Standard Chartered Tower, Bank Street, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius. 

10/05 

CHONGCHON 

9294123 

40158 

Cook Is 

2006 

RU NVS 

2024-05-03 09:47

To the south of the Laconian Gulf, to the west of Kythira island 

2024-05-11 15:00

Ship manager/Commercial manager ROCKSALT SHIPMANAGEMENT SRVS Office 19, Plot 64, Ideal Trade Centre, Sector 11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400614, India.
Registered owner JIZAN MARITIME INC Suite 212, 2nd Floor, Block A, Unity House, Palm Street, Victoria, Mahe Island, Seychelles. 

15/05 

SANKT
PETERBURG 

9288980 

5600 

Russia 

2003 

RU KZP KAVKAZ  

No data. GPS spoofing 

To the south of the Laconian Gulf, to the west of Kythira island 

2024-05-16 23:00

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. 

16/05 

SATURN I 

9655470 

7023 

Palau 

2013 

RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH 

2024-05-11 

To the south of the Laconian Gulf, to the west of Kythira island 

2024-05-18 10:28

Ship manager/Commercial manager MARISAFE TECHNOLOGIES FZE Office-A1-406F, A1 Building, Ajman Free Zone, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Registered owner MARISAFE TECHNOLOGIES FZE Office-A1-406F, A1 Building, Ajman Free Zone, Ajman, United Arab Emirates. 

17/05 

SEA MARINE 1 

9255830 

37463 

Vietnam 

2003 

RU TUA 

2024-05-10 20:14

LAKONIKOSGULF 

2024-05-20 21:07

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. 

17/05 

NARGIS 

9353125 

37296 

Gabon 

2008 

RU TUA 

2024-05-10 22:05

LAKONIKOS
GULF 

2024-05-20 20:39

Ship manager/Commercial manager HUDSON HARBOR LOGISTICS LTD Office 301, Indigo Icon Tower, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Registered owner HUDSON HARBOR LOGISTICS LTD Office 301, Indigo Icon Tower, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

19/05 

FACCA 

9271951 

45840 

Panama 

2004 

RU TUA 

2024-05-13 00:03

LAKONIKOS
GULF 

2024-05-20 20:40

Ship manager/Commercial manager VIRGO SHIPOWNER INC 80, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia.
Registered owner VIRGO SHIPOWNER INC 80, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia. 

19/05

LUCKY TRADER

9952608

49842

Malta

2022

RU NVS

2024-05-11 22:39

US PHL

2024-06-04 15:00 (UTC-4)

Ship manager/Commercial manager EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN MARITIME 69, Grigoriou Lampraki Street, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece.
Registered owner MOREA SHIPPING LTD Care of Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Ltd (EASTMED), 69, Grigoriou Lampraki Street, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece.

19/05 

BRONX 

9391414 

37602 

Liberia 

2008 

RU NVS 

2024-05-14 

MALTA OPL ANCH 

2024-05-22 04:52  

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

20/05 

ATACAMA 

9248801 

40039 

Panama 

2003 

RU NVS 

2024-05-16 15:45

To the south of the Laconian Gulf, to the west of Kythira island 

2024-05-22  

Ship manager/Commercial manager OCEANCRAFT HOLDINGS LTD Office 706, Jumeirah Bay X2 Tower, Cluster X, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, PO Box 337188, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Registered owner OCEANCRAFT HOLDINGS LTD Office 706, Jumeirah Bay X2 Tower, Cluster X, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, PO Box 337188, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

23/05 

MARLIN AMBER 

9697210 

49999 

Marshall Is 

2015 

RU NVS 

2024-05-18  

MALTA OPL ANCH  

2024-05-25 22:43  

Ship manager/Commercial manager TRAFIGURA MARITIME LOGISTICS 29-00, Ocean Financial Centre, 10, Collyer Quay, Singapore 049315
Registered owner MSEA AMBER LLC Care of Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte Ltd , 29-00, Ocean Financial Centre, 10, Collyer Quay, Singapore 049315 

26/05 

CHONGCHON 

9294123 

40158 

Cook Is 

2006 

RU NVS 

2024-05-23 07:22

To the south of the Laconian Gulf, to the west of Kythira island 

2024-05-27 11:00

Ship manager/Commercial manager ROCKSALT SHIPMANAGEMENT SRVS Office 19, Plot 64, Ideal Trade Centre, Sector 11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400614, India.
Registered owner JIZAN MARITIME INC Care of Rocksalt Shipmanagement Services LLP , Office 19, Plot 64, Ideal Trade Centre, Sector 11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400614, India. 

26/05 

YANBU 

9376816 

38374 

Liberia 

2008 

RU TUA 

2024-05-22 19:20

To the south of the Laconian Gulf, to the west of Kythira island 

2024-05-28 

Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece.
Registered owner MUMBAI MARITIME INC Care of IMS SA , 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, 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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