Russian Baltic Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of September 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 EU and G7 embargo on the seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products into EU countries and the US (the embargo) from the ports on the Baltic Sea in September 2024 (see Table 1).

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In September 2024, 12 violations (517.858 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points and EU/US ports from the Baltic Sea were recorded.

The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries: Greece (5), Italy (2), Turkey (2), UAE (1), Seychelles (1), Marshall Islands (1).

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Table 1. Tankers Transporting Petroleum Products from the Russian Baltic Sea Ports in September 2024 in violation of the EU embargo (database)

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

SAN FELIX
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 

9314868 

37312 

Italy  

2007 

RU LED 

2024-09-02 11:35  

MALTA OPL ANCH 

2024-09-15 10:09  

Registered owner SOCIETA ARMATORIALE ITALIANA Via Agostino Depretis 51, 80133, Naples NA, Italy. Ship manager/Commercial manager GESTIONI ARMATORIALI SRL Via Magazzini Posteriori 55 F, 48122, Ravenna RA, Italy. 

MRC BELIZ
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 

9335044 

46012 

Malta 

2007 

RU LED 

2024-09-04 01:07  

US CRP 

2024-09-24 20:10  

Registered owner MRC BELIZ SHIPPING CORP LTD C/O: MRC Denizcilik Turizm ve Petrol Urunleri Ticaret Ltd Sti Kuzguncuk Carsi Caddesi 39, Kuzguncuk Mah, Uskudar, 34674, Istanbul, TurkeyShip manager/Commercial manager MRC DENIZCILIK TURIZM Kuzguncuk Carsi Caddesi 39, Kuzguncuk Mah, Uskudar, 34674, Istanbul, Turkey. 

MRC HATICE ANA
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 

9536935 

6131 

Malta 

2011 

RU LED 

2024-09-05 12:37  

BE HEX 

2024-09-11 02:06 

Registered owner MRC HATICE ANA SHIPPING CORP C/O: MRC Denizcilik Turizm ve Petrol Urunleri Ticaret Ltd Sti Kuzguncuk Carsi Caddesi 39, Kuzguncuk Mah, Uskudar, 34674, Istanbul, Turkey. Ship manager/Commercial manager MRC DENIZCILIK TURIZM Kuzguncuk Carsi Caddesi 39, Kuzguncuk Mah, Uskudar, 34674, Istanbul, Turkey. 

HORAI
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 

9290517 

40000 

Gabon  

2005 

RU LED 

2024-09-05 14:22  

IT AUG 

2024-09-21 08:50  

Registered owner HAI SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands.Ship manager/Commercial manager HAI SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall IslandsISM Manager CAISHAN SHIP MANAGEMENT Office 710, B Swastik Disha Corporate Park, Kohonoor Compound, LBS Marg, Ghatkopar (W), Mumbai, 400086, India. 

EVGENIA S
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 

9388015 

46846 

Marshall Islands  

2008 

RU ULU 

2024-09-05 16:30  

MALTA OPL ANCH
 

2024-09-19 16:30 

Registered owner NAUTILUS MARITIME CO C/O: Product Shipping & Trading SA Aethrion Center, 40, Agiou Konstantinou Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece.Ship manager/Commercial manager PRODUCT SHIPPING & TRADING SA Aethrion Center, 40, Agiou Konstantinou Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece 

ETERNAL SUNSHINE
Oil Products Tanker 

9273351 

45915 

Marshall Islands  

2004 

RU PRI 

2024-09-09 00:48  

GR MJT
OPL LESVOS 

2024-09-24 06:00  

Registered owner ETERNAL SHIPPING LLC C/O: Product Shipping & Trading SA Aethrion Center, 40, Agiou Konstantinou Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece. Ship manager/Commercial manager PRODUCT SHIPPING & TRADING SA Aethrion Center, 40, Agiou Konstantinou Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece. 

VALLE DI CORDOBA
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 

9295311 

40218 

Italy  

2005 

RU PRI 

2024-09-13 04:49  

IT AUG
 

2024-09-26 23:39 

Registered owner NAVIGAZIONE MONTANARI SPA Via Ceccarini 36, 61032, Fano PU, Italy. Ship manager/Commercial manager NAVIGAZIONE MONTANARI SPA Via Ceccarini 36, 61032, Fano PU, Italy. 

SEA LEGEND
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 

9349198 

47786 

Marshall Islands 

2007 

RU ULU  

2024-09-14 13:59  

NL VLI VLISSINGEN 

2024-10-03 00:21  

Registered owner SEA LEGEND SHIPHOLDING CORP C/O: Perosea Shipping Co SA 22, Alkiviadou Street & Vouliagmenis Avenue, Glyfada, 166 75, Athens, Greece. Ship manager/Commercial manager PEROSEA SHIPPING CO SA 22, Alkiviadou Street & Vouliagmenis Avenue, Glyfada, 166 75, Athens, Greece. 

ECO FLEET
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 

9717503 

39208 

Marshall Islands 

2015 

RU LED 

2024-09-16 11:59  

HR BAK 

2024-10-04 19:09
 

Registered owner COMPASS SHIPPING 49 CORP LTD C/O: Central Mare Inc 1, Vasilissis Sofias & Megalou Alexandrou Streets, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece.Ship manager/Commercial manager CENTRAL MARE INC 1, Vasilissis Sofias & Megalou Alexandrou Streets, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece. 

CARIBBEAN STAR
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker 

9278698 

46383 

Panama 

2004 

RU ULU 

2024-09-21 04:55  

IT AUG OPL 

2024-10-04 23:23  

Registered owner ANDROMEDA MARITIME ENTERPRISES C/O: SR Navigation SA 40, Nafsikas Street, Voula, 166 73, Athens, Greece.Ship manager/Commercial manager SR NAVIGATION SA 40, Nafsikas Street, Voula, 166 73, Athens, Greece. 

DUKE OF PEACE
Oil Products Tanker 

9326861 

74898 

Liberia 

2006 

RU ULU 

2024-09-23 15:20  

IT AUG OPL 

2024-10-09 10:18 

Registered owner AHOY SA Care of Solid Energy Solutions DMCC , Unit 3349, Level 1, DMCC Business Centre, Jewellery & Gemplex 3, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Ship manager/Commercial manager SOLID ENERGY SOLUTIONS Unit 3349, Level 1, DMCC Business Centre, Jewellery & Gemplex 3, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

EDERRA
Oil Products Tanker 

9258026 

47149 

Palau (Republic of) 

2003 

RU PRI 

2024-09-27 14:17  

IT AUG OPL 

2024-10-11 19:43 

Registered owner KINGS & QUEENS MARINE CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island SeychellesShip manager/Commercial manager KINGS & QUEENS MARINE CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles. 

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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