The first element of Russia's new maritime tactics/strategy in the Black Sea
Andrii KLYMENKO,
Head of the Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of
Strategic Studies and the BlackSeaNews
The first element of Russia's new maritime tactics/strategy in the Black Sea is now clear.
Our ongoing daily monitoring and analysis of the Ukrainian sea corridor operation leads us to believe
that the ballistic missile attacks on the ports of Greater Odesa that damage the ships are NOT episodes, but rather a new strategy aimed at incapacitating the Ukrainian sea corridor.
The ownership of the six vessels damaged in the attacks - one of them, the Greek OPTIMA IMO 9528691, twice), however, is noteworthy:
- All of them are owned or operated by the EU companies: 3 Greek, 1 Latvian, 1 Portugese and 1 Polish;
- while the largest number of vessels in the ports of Greater Odesa overall - 61 (28.5% in September) - is Turkish. Greek shipowners account for only half of that - 36 (16.8% in September)...
- So, it looks like somehow the Turkey-owned ships are being spared...
For other elements of Russia's new maritime tactics/strategy - stay tuned...
|
Name |
IMO |
DWT |
Flag |
Year built |
Registered owner |
Damaged |
|
AYA |
9117868 |
27239 |
St.Kitts and Nevis |
1997 |
Registered owner AYA MARITIME CO SA C/O: VRS Maritime Services Ltd 5-7, Agiou Nikolaou Street, 185 37, Piraeus, Greece. |
September 11, 2024 |
|
GOLDEN LION |
9363974 |
6315 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
2006 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager ASTRAMAR TRANSPORT LTD Katrinas dambis 14, LV-1045, Riga, Latvia. |
September 20, 2024 |
|
PARESA |
9008134 |
6912 |
St.Kitts and Nevis |
1992 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager PARESA SHIPPING CO Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
October 6, 2024 |
|
OPTIMA |
9528691 |
5834 |
Palau |
2008 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager USTA SHIPPING CO 1st Floor, 11, Agiou Spyridonos Street, Piraeus, Greece. |
October 7, 2024 |
|
SHUI SPIRIT |
9216729 |
21614 |
Panama |
2000 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager NORTADA SHIPMANAGEMENT LDA Rua dos Murcas 15, 9000-058, Funchal Portugal. |
October 9, 2024 |
|
NS MOON |
8919855 |
2717 |
Belize |
1990 |
Registered owner MOON SHIPHOLDING LTD C/O: Cargo Shipping Sp z oo ul Mala Odrzanska 19, 70-535, Szczecin, Poland. |
October 14, 2024 |
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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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