Russian Black Sea Ports Oil Product Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of January 2025 Violations
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 EU and G7 embargo on the seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products from the ports on the Black and Azov Seas into EU countries (the embargo) in January 2025 (see Table 1).
Note! The information provided does not apply to crude oil – the results of monitoring violations of the embargo on the imports of crude oil are presented separately.
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In January 2025, 19 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded.
16 of violations involved the delivery of petroleum products to a transshipment points off the coasts of Greece, Romania and Cyprus. 3 direct voyages were made to the ports of the EU countries.
In January 2025, 682.842 tons of Russian petroleum products were delivered in violation of the embargo.
All voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries:
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India – 3,
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China - 3,
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UAE - 3,
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Turkey - 3,
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Greece - 2,
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Liberia - 2,
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Azerbaijan - 1,
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Vietnam - 1,
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Singapore - 1.
Table 1
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# |
Name |
IMO |
DWT |
Flag |
Year built |
Port of departure |
Actual Time of Departure |
Port of destination |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
Shipowner |
|
02/01 |
SANDHYA |
9352195 |
37159 |
Panama |
2007 |
RU TAM |
2024-12-29 |
STS GR MJT OPL LESVOS |
2025-01-03 05:29 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager TUNASAN SHIPPING INC 3rd Floor, Standard Chartered Tower, Bank Street, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius. |
|
03/01 |
NEW RANGER |
9328326 |
12950 |
Liberia |
2007 |
RU NVS |
2024-12-31 19:48 |
RO CND port |
2025-01-03 09:02 |
Registered owner FONTANA SHIPPING & TRADING CO 80, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia. |
|
05/01 |
CHANDRA |
9353125 |
37296 |
Panama |
2008 |
RU TUA |
2025-01-01 11:50 |
STS LAKONIKOS GULF outside the territorial sea GR |
2025-01-07 14:40 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager ZHAO YAO SHIPPING LTD Room 18, Ho King Commercial Centre, 2-16, Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. |
|
08/01 |
PM BACTON |
9264283 |
40293 |
Panama |
2004 |
RU NVS |
2025-01-07 |
STS RO CND OPL outside the territorial sea |
2015-01-08 11:41 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager ENLIXON DENIZCILIK VE TICARET Office 6, Nazan Sokak 2, Evliya Celebi Mah, Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey. |
|
12/01
|
SOUL |
9263203 |
40002 |
Guinea-Bissau |
2004 |
RU TUA |
2025-01-08 20:32 |
STS GR MJT OPL LESVOS |
2025-01-12 15:12 |
Registered owner SOUL MARITIME & TRADING LTD C/O: Sand Gemi Isletmeciligi AS Daire 55, Kat 15, Beybi Giz Plaza, Maslak Meydan Sokak, Maslak Mah, 1, Sariyer, 34398, Istanbul, Turkey. |
|
14/01 |
JUPITER |
9397535 |
50975 |
Barbados |
2009 |
RU NVS |
2025-01-11 |
STS GR MJT OPL LESVOS |
2025-01-15 10:04 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager THUNDER SHIPMANAGEMENT LLC-FZ 6th Floor, Meydan Grandstand, Al Meydan Road, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
|
15/01 |
INDRAS |
9314894 |
39378 |
Panama |
2006 |
RU NVS |
2025-01-07 19:39 |
STS GR MJT OPL LESVOS |
2025-01-15 10:18 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager HONG HU SHIPPING LTD Room 13, 27th Floor, Ho King Commercial Centre, 2-16, Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. |
|
16/01 |
ASTON MARINE |
9327437 |
37623 |
Liberia |
2006 |
RU NVS |
2025-01-13 00:41 |
STS GR MJT OPL LESVOS |
2025-01-16 06:23 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager SOCHAS MARITIME LTD Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
19/01 |
SEA MARINE 1 |
9255830 |
37463 |
Vietnam |
2003 |
RU KZP |
2025-01-14 |
STS GR MJT OPL LESVOS |
2025-01-19 17:22 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager LAN DUNG SEA FREIGHT SERVICE 123, 3/2 Street, Bao Trinh Residential Group, Diem Dien Town, Thai Thuy District, Thai Binh Province, Vietnam. |
|
20/01 |
MD MIRANDA |
9198290 |
46408 |
Palau |
1999 |
RU TUA |
2025-01-15 12:29 |
STS GR MJT OPL LESVOS |
2025-01-20 05:43 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager DORY MARITIME CO Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. |
|
24/01 |
PM BRADLEY |
9264271 |
40345 |
Panama |
2004 |
RU KZP |
2025-01-21 |
STS RO CND OPL outside the territorial sea |
2025-01-24 20:40 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager ENLIXON DENIZCILIK VE TICARET Office 6, Nazan Sokak 2, Evliya Celebi Mah, Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey. |
|
25/01 |
TENDUA |
9299862 |
37332 |
Panama |
2006 |
RU TAM |
2025-01-21 22:40 |
GR MJT STS OPL LESVOS |
2025-01-28 20:35 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager RAGANG SHIPPING INC 3rd Floor, Standard Chartered Tower, Bank Street, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius. |
|
25/01 |
CHANDRA |
9353125 |
37296 |
Panama |
2008 |
RU KZP |
2025-01-17 |
STS GR MJT OPL LESVOS |
2025-01-25 15:31 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager ZHAO YAO SHIPPING LTD Room 18, Ho King Commercial Centre, 2-16, Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. |
|
26/01 |
AUTAN |
9396763 |
50667 |
Panama |
2009 |
RU NVS |
2025-01-23 11:17 |
STS GR MJT OPL LESVOS |
2025-01-27 09:50 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager GRACE ENERGY SHIPPING & TRDG 20-05, International Plaza, 10, Anson Road, Singapore 079903 |
|
28/01 |
SANDHYA |
9352195 |
37159 |
Panama |
2007 |
RU TUA |
2025-01-25 11:16 |
STS GR MJT OPL LESVOS |
2025-01-30 08:36 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager TUNASAN SHIPPING INC 3rd Floor, Standard Chartered Tower, Bank Street, Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius. |
|
28/01 |
MILANO |
9286059 |
37305 |
Liberia |
2005 |
RU TUA |
2025-01-22 12:15 |
STS GR MJT OPL LESVOS |
2025-01-28 11:12 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45, Piraeus, Greece. |
|
29/01 |
GAS MADRID |
9263966 |
3633 |
Liberia |
2003 |
RU TMR |
2025-01-25 |
BG BOJ |
2025-01-30 14:03 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager PETROXI TRADING INC Daire 43, Kat 7, Giz 2000 Plaza, Eski Buyukdere Caddesi Maslak Mah, Sariyer, 34398, Istanbul, Turkey. |
|
31/01 |
SEA DUCK |
9443839 |
12966 |
Liberia |
2009 |
RU NVS |
2025-01-30 18:01 |
RO CND to port |
2025-01-31 19:29 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager PETROCHEM GENERAL MANAGEMENT 201, Andrea Syngrou Avenue, Nea Smyrni, 171 21, Athens, Greece. |
|
31/01 |
MANTA |
9424651 |
46592 |
Palau |
2009 |
RU TUA |
2025-01-27 20:34 |
STS south of Cyprus 34°22'14" N 33°18'18" E |
2025-02-05 09:42 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager SOFT BREEZE NAVIGATION CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles |
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