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

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 June 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 June 2024, 14 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded.

11 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. Two direct voyages were made to the ports of the EU countries.

In June 2024, 454,546 tons of Russian petroleum products were delivered in violation of the embargo, compared to 549,518 tons in May 2024.

All voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries:

  • Greece – 5,

  • UAE- 3,

  • Liberia - 1,

  • Mauritus – 1,

  • Cook Islands - 1,

  • Russia - 1, 

  • China - 1,

  • Monaco - 1.

Table 1

#

Name

IMO

DWT

Flag

Year built

Port of departure

Actual Time of Departure

Port of destination

Estimated Time of Arrival

Shipowner

01/06

TATIANA

9340128

38396

Liberia

2007

RU NVS

2024-05-28 14:10  

Raid transshipment to the south of the Laconian Gulf, to the west of Kythira island

2024-06-02 12:00  

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.

02/06

CHIP

9353101

37293

Marshall Is

2008

RU TUA

2024-05-09 20:09  

LAKONIKOS GULF

2024-06-04 08:52  

Ship manager/Commercial manager SCORPIO COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT 99, boulevard du Jardin Exotique, 98000 Monaco-Ville, Monaco.
Registered owner COCOA LTD Care of Scorpio Commercial Management SAM , 99, boulevard du Jardin Exotique, 98000 Monaco-Ville, Monaco.

03/06

BALOS

9323560

40165

Liberia

2008

RU NVS

2024-05-30 20:04  

US ILM

2024-06-25 21:49  

Ship manager/Commercial manager SPRING MARINE MANAGEMENT SA 1st Floor, 6, Agias Kiriakis, Palaio Faliro, 175 64 Athens, Greece.
Registered owner BALOS SHIPPING & TRADING CO Care of Spring Marine Management SA , 1st Floor, 6, Agias Kiriakis, Palaio Faliro, 175 64 Athens, Greece.

03/06

HANA

9353113

37321

Gabon

2008

RU TUA

2024-05-30 02:06  

LAKONIKOS GULF

2024-06-04 00:28  

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.

03/06

GLOSTER 1

9640463

4595

Cook Is

2013

RU YEY

2024-05-27 13:31  

GR SKG
THESSALONIKI

2024-06-05 07:28  

Ship manager/Commercial manager KINGSLYNN LTD Avatiu, Cook Islands, New Zealand Island Territories.
Registered owner KINGSLYNN LTD Avatiu, Cook Islands, New Zealand Island Territories.

04/06

OSAKA

9380570

37923

Liberia

2008

RU NVS

2024-05-30

MALTA OPL ANCH

2024-06-06 11:00  

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

05/06

SANKT PETERBURG

9288980

5600

Russia

2003

RU KZP

2024-05-28 22:19  

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

2024-06-00 17:08  

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.

06/06

SATURN I

9655470

7023

Palau

2013

RU KZP KAVKAZ

2024-05-31

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

2024-06-08 17:16  

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.

06/06

BRONX

9391414

37602

Liberia

2008

RU NVS

2024-05-31 04:15  

MALTA OPL ANCH

2024-06-08 11:53  

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.

11/06

NARGIS

9353125

37296

Gabon

2008

RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH

2024-06-06

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.

16/06

JUVENIS

9260067

40271

Palau

2003

RU TUA

2024-06-07 10:52  

LAKONIKOS GULF

2024-06-18 01:58  

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.
Registered owner SEAWIND LTD Care of Eco Max FZE , Office E-07F-08 & E-41F-12, P1-ELOB & P6-ELOB, Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

17/06

SEA MARINE 1

9255830

37463

Vietnam

2003

RU NVS

2024-06-12 10:57  

LAKONIKOS GULF

2024-06-18

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.

22/06

OSAKA

9272929

46992

Panama

2004

RU NVS

2024-05-23 10:42  

Raid transshipment to the south of the Laconian Gulf, to the west of Kythira island

2024-06-30 16:40  

Ship manager/Commercial manager SEA TRADE MARINE SA 40, Nafsikas Street, Voula, 166 73 Athens, Greece.
Registered owner AMALGAM SEAS NAVIGATOR SA Care of Sea Trade Marine SA , 40, Nafsikas Street, Voula, 166 73 Athens, Greece.

23/06

ANATOLIA

9388003

46606

Panama

2008

RU NVS

2024-06-19 16:13  

ANTWERP ANCH

2024-07-03 06:23  

Ship manager/Commercial manager BESIKTAS LIKID TASIMACILIK Kat 15, Blok A, Piyale Pasa Bulvari Memorial Centre, Okmeydani, Sisli, 34385 Istanbul, Turkey.
Registered owner ANATOLIA SHIPPING LTD 80, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia

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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