Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of August 2024 Violations

10:00 16.09.2024
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 embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil into EU countries in August 2024 (see Table 1).

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In August 2024, 7 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded.

Four were involved the delivery of crude oil to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece. Three direct voyages were made to the ports of the EU countries.

Shipowners from Greece (3), UAE (2), Marshall Islands (1) and China (1) performed these voyages.

In August 2024, a total of 897.066 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the EU in violation of the embargo, compared with 580.047 tons in July 2024.

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Table 1. Tankers that transported Russia’s crude oil in violation of the embargo from Russian ports on the Black Sea to EU countries in August 2024

Data on shipowners and operators — from www.equasis.org
The first column of the table shows the date of a vessel's passage from the Sea of Marmara through the Dardanelles to the Aegean Sea

#

Name

IMO

DWT

Flag

Year built

Port of departure

Actual Time of Departure

Port of destination

Estimated Time of Arrival

Shipowner

04/08 

ENERGY TRIUMPH
Crude oil tanker 

9817614 

157470 

Isle of Man 

2018 

RU NVS 

2024-08-01 03:42  

MILAZZO ANCH 

2024-08-07 20:13  

Registered owner SPDBFL TWO HUNDRED & SIXTEEN C/O: Golden Energy Management SA 2, G (Gama) Street, Elliniko, 167 77, Athens, Greece.
Ship manager/Commercial manager GOLDEN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SA 2, G (Gama) Street, Elliniko, 167 77, Athens, Greece. 

05/08 

CHEETAH II
Crude oil tanker
 

9222560 

47131 

Panama 

2000 

RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH 

2024-08-02 

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

2024-08-07 15:51 

Ship manager/Commercial manager MAXCON MARINE SERVICES INC Office 1962, Thamani Arts Building, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Registered owner TRIDENT MODESTY LTD C/O: Maxcon Marine Services Inc Office 1962, Thamani Arts Building, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

14/08 

SAGA
Crude oil tanker 

9528031 

115738 

Malta 

2011 

RU TAM TAMAN 

No data. GPS spoofing 

IT SPA 

2024-08-18 07:25  

Registered owner EURYANTHE OWNING CO LTD C/O: TMS Tankers Ltd 109, Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece.
Ship manager/Commercial manager TMS TANKERS LTD 109, Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece. 

18/08 

TAMARA
Crude oil tanker 

9600889 

157016 

Liberia 

2015 

RU NVS 

2024-08-16 16:38  

BOURGAS ANCH 

2024-08-18 11:10  

Ship manager/Commercial manager TMS TANKERS LTD 109, Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece.
Registered owner CALLISTO OWNING CO LTD C/O: TMS Tankers Ltd 109, Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece. 

22/08 

IKARA
Crude oil tanker 

9321718 

158920 

Panama 

2006 

RU TAM 

2024-08-19 22:09  

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-08-24 09:06  

Ship manager/Commercial manager IKARA LINES INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands.
Registered owner IKARA LINES INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. 

27/08 

GOLDEN MILE
Crude oil tanker 

9337901 

110802 

Gabon 

2006 

RU TUA 

2024-08-23 02:38  

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

2024-08-28 16:13 

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

31/08 

KATIUSKA
Crude oil tanker
 

9236004 

149989 

Panama 

2002 

RU TAM TAMAN 

2024-08-27  

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

2024-09-02 

Ship manager/Commercial manager KATIUSKA MARINE LTD Hong Kong, China.
Registered owner KATIUSKA MARINE LTD Hong Kong, China. 

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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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