Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of May 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 embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil into EU countries in May 2024 through the Russian ports on the Baltic Sea (see Table 1).

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In May 2024, 6 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea were recorded.

Two voyages were performed directly to the ports of the EU countries. Four voyages were involved the delivery of crude oil to the transshipment points.

The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries: Greece (1), Seychelles Islands (1), Marshall Islands (1), China (1) and UAE (2). 

In May 2024, 655.615 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered in violation of the embargo through the Russian Baltic Sea ports.

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

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
 

AGRARI
Crude Oil Tanker

9389083

107009

Malta
 

2009

RU ULU

2024-05-06 20:04

IT AUG

2024-05-19 11:45

Registered owner, LOIS MARITIME LTD, Care of 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.

NEON
Crude Oil Tanker
 

9183295

103967

Palau

1999

RU ULU
 

2024-05-17
 

TALLINN CITY ANCH Anchorage Estonia [EE]

2024-05-17
 

Registered owner, ZOLLO SHIPPING LTD, Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles.
Ship manager/Commercial manager, ZOLLO SHIPPING LTD, Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles.
ISM Manager, FLC SHIPMANAGEMENT SRL, Strada Tudor Vladimirescu 3/13, MD-2024 Chisinau, Moldova.

CANGJIE
Crude Oil Tanke

9299680

109841

Cook Islands

2005

RU ULU

2024-05-23 21:10

MALTA OPL ANCH

2024-06-07 13:26

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

STS-North Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISSONI (SERENDI, MIONI)
Crude Oil Tanker

9296810

106488

Panama

 

2005

RU PRI

2024-05-18 03:36
 

The transshipment point near the port of Nador, Morocco, and the Spanish port of Melilla in North Africa

2024-05-28
 

Registered owner, MISSONI CO LTD, Care of Polaris Shipmanagement Ltd , Room 1901, Building 2, Business Center, 80, Jiefang Nanlu, Jiaojiang Qu, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
Ship manager/Commercial manager, POLARIS SHIPMANAGEMENT LTD, Room 1901, Building 2, Business Center, 80, Jiefang Nanlu, Jiaojiang Qu, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.

SEA FIDELITY
Crude Oil Tanker
 

9285835
 

115341
 

Cook Islands


 

2005

RU PRI

2024-05-21 20:21

The transshipment point near the port of Nador, Morocco, and the Spanish port of Melilla in North Africa

2024-06-03 10:45

Registered owner, ELORY LOGISTICS LTD, Care of One Moon Marine Services LLC , Unit 802, Adel Ahmed Al Wahedi Building, 273-0, Al Mararr, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Ship manager/Commercial manager, ONE MOON MARINE SERVICES LLC, Unit 802, Adel Ahmed Al Wahedi Building, 273-0, Al Mararr, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

OCEAN AMZ
Crude Oil Tanker

9394935

112969

Cook Islands

2008

RU PRI

2024-05-20 00:25

The transshipment point near the port of Nador, Morocco, and the Spanish port of Melilla in North Africa

2024-05-30

Registered owner GIMBAL MARINE LTD Care of One Moon Marine Services LLC , Unit 802, Adel Ahmed Al Wahedi Building, 273-0, Al Mararr, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Ship manager/Commercial manager ONE MOON MARINE SERVICES LLC Unit 802, Adel Ahmed Al Wahedi Building, 273-0, Al Mararr, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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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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