Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of September 2024 Violations

13:00 11.10.2024
Russia

The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews
and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies

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 September 2024 (see Table 1).

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In September 2024, 4 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded.

Two were involved the delivery of crude oil to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece.

Two direct voyages were made to the ports of the EU countries.

Shipowners from Greece (2), UAE (1) and China (1) performed these voyages.

In September 2024, a total of 521.250 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the EU in violation of the embargo.

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

Data on shipowners and operators — from www.equasis.org
The first column of the table shows the date of a vessel's passage from the Sea of Marmara through the Dardanelles to the Aegean Sea

#

Name

IMO

DWT

Flag

Year built

Port of departure

Actual Time of Departure

Port of destination

Estimated Time of Arrival

Shipowner

01/09 

CHEETAH II
Crude oil tanker 

9222560 

47131 

Panama 

2000 

RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH 

2024-08-28 

GR STS LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-09-10 13:15 

Ship manager/Commercial manager MAXCON MARINE SERVICES INC Office 1962, Thamani Arts Building, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Registered owner TRIDENT MODESTY LTD C/O: Maxcon Marine Services Inc Office 1962, Thamani Arts Building, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

04/09 

TAMARA
Crude oil tanker 

9600889 

157016 

Liberia 

2015 

RU NVS 

2024-08-31 13:36

ANCONA ANCH 

2024-09-07 17:53

Ship manager/Commercial manager TMS TANKERS LTD 109, Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece.
Registered owner CALLISTO OWNING CO LTD C/O: TMS Tankers Ltd 109, Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece. 

17/09 

SNOW LOTUS
Crude Oil Tanker 

9259733 

159149 

Panama 

2004 

RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH 

2024-09-14 

STS LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-09-19 16:34 

Ship manager/Commercial manager CL SHIPPING LTD Room 1602, 16th Floor, Lucky Centre, 165-171, Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China.
Registered owner CL SHIPPING LTD Room 1602, 16th Floor, Lucky Centre, 165-171, Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China. 

21/09 

MINERVA MARINA
Crude oil tanker 

9411939 

157954 

Malta 

2009 

RU NVS 

2024-09-19 12:47

BOURGAS ANCH 

2024-09-21 10:38

Ship manager/Commercial manager MINERVA MARINE INC 141-143, Vouliagmenis Avenue & 1 Aiolou Street, Voula, 166 73, Athens, Greece.
Registered owner ROURKE SERVICES LTD C/O: Minerva Marine Inc 141-143, Vouliagmenis Avenue & 1 Aiolou Street, Voula, 166 73, Athens, Greece. 

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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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