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 |
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. |
NEON |
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. |
CANGJIE |
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 |
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MISSONI (SERENDI, MIONI) |
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. |
SEA FIDELITY |
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. |
OCEAN AMZ |
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. |
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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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