Russian Baltic Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of July 2024 Violations

The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews
and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studie

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 into EU countries and the US (the embargo) from the ports on the Baltic Sea in July 2024 (see Table 1).

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In July 2024, 4 violations (168.974 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points and EU ports from the Baltic Sea were recorded.

The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries: Italy (2), Greece (1) and Azerbaijan (1). 

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Table 1. Tankers Transporting Petroleum Products from the Russian Baltic Sea Ports in July 2024 in violation of the EU embargo (database)

Data on shipowners and operators — from www.equasis.org

Name

IMO

DWT

Flag

Year built

Port of departure

Actual Time of Departure

Port of destination

Estimated Time of Arrival

Registered owner

MERONAS
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 

9934905 

49990 

Greece 

2022 

RU ULU 

2024-07-06 01:40  

MALTA OPL ANCH 

2024-07-19 09:14  

Registered owner FAIRLINE NAVIGATION 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.  

IBLEA
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 

9244441 

35676 

Italy 

2003 

RU PRI 

2024-07-09 06:07  

MALTA OPL ANCH 

2024-07-26 14:37  

Registered owner CALISA SPA Via XX Settembre 33/5A, 16121 Genoa GE, Italy. Ship manager/Commercial manager NOVELLA O Via XX Settembre 33/6, 16121 Genoa GE, Italy. 

SAN FELIX
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 

9314868 

37312 

Italy 

2007 

RU LED 

2024-07-10 12:37  

HR RJK
RIJEKA ANCH 

2024-07-26 21:46  

Registered owner SOCIETA ARMATORIALE ITALIANA Via Agostino Depretis 51, 80133 Naples NA, Italy. Ship manager/Commercial manager GESTIONI ARMATORIALI SRL Via Magazzini Posteriori 55 F, 48122 Ravenna RA, Italy. 

FELIKS
Oil Products Tanker 

9459242 

45996 

Cook Islands 

2010 

RU LED 

2024-07-22 13:46  

MT MAR 

2024-08-05 06:06  

Registered owner TRANQUIL MEADOW CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles.Ship manager/Commercial manager TRANQUIL MEADOW CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles.ISM Manager NAVIGENIX SHIPMANAGEMENT LLC Apartment 17, House 1, M/D 9, AZ 5000 Sumqayit Azerbaijan 

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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