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.
Ship manager/Commercial manager 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.
Registered owner LION NAVIGATION LTD C/O: Astramar Transport Ltd (SIA 'Astramar Transport') 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.
Registered owner 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.
Registered owner USTA SHIPPING CO 1st Floor, 11, Agiou Spyridonos Street, Piraeus, Greece.

October 7, 2024
October 14, 2024

SHUI SPIRIT

9216729

21614

Panama

2000

Ship manager/Commercial manager NORTADA SHIPMANAGEMENT LDA Rua dos Murcas 15, 9000-058, Funchal Portugal.
Registered owner ROSEWINT INC C/O: 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.
Ship manager/Commercial manager 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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