Violations of the embargo on the imports of crude oil from Russia into the EU in March 2024 (database)

17:40 12.04.2024

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 March 2024 (see Table 1).

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In March 2024, 5 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded.

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

Another four violations were the shipments of crude oil from Novorossiysk directly to the ports of Italy, Greece and Spain.

Four voyages were made by tankers belonging to companies from Greece. Shipowner from UAE performed one voyage.

In March 2024, a total of 696,330 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the EU in violation of the embargo, compared with 841,132 tons in February 2024.

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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 March 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
01/03	DANICA Crude Oil Tanker	9273052	105850	Gabon	2003	RU TAM	2024-02-24 01:08	LAKONIKOS GULF	2024-03-02 19:24	Ship manager/Commercial manager GLOWING SEA SHIPPING LLC Office G15, Building Sunshine 3, Naif Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Registered owner PHOENIX SHIPPING INC Care of Glowing Sea Shipping LLC , Office G15, Building Sunshine 3, Naif Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
05/03	SEAVIGOUR Crude Oil Tanker	9774185	158566	Malta	2016	RU NVS	2024-02-28	GR PME	2024-03-07 22:39	Ship manager/Commercial manager THENAMARIS SHIPS MANAGEMENT 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece. Registered owner ACHATES NAVIGATION INC Care of Thenamaris (Ships Management) Inc , 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece.
06/03	SEAGRACE Crude Oil Tanker	9934826	157747	Malta	2022	RU NVS	2024-02-29 11:50	IT TRS TRIESTE	2024-03-10 06:28	Ship manager/Commercial manager THENAMARIS SHIPS MANAGEMENT 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece. Registered owner WINGSHADOW MARINE LTD Care of Thenamaris (Ships Management) Inc , 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece
18/03	SEAPRINCESS Crude Oil Tanker	9373668	115949	Malta	2008	RU NVS		ES CAS	2024-03-23 08:00	Registered owner DOLPHIN MARITIME SERVICES LTD Care of Thenamaris (Ships Management) Inc , 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece. Ship manager/Commercial manager THENAMARIS SHIPS MANAGEMENT 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece.
25/03	SEAVIOLET Crude Oil Tanker	9790983	158218	Malta	2018	RU NVS	2024-03-19 10:10	IT MLZ	2024-03-29 08:36	Ship manager/Commercial manager THENAMARIS SHIPS MANAGEMENT 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece. Registered owner LAVENDER MARINE LTD Care of Thenamaris (Ships Management) Inc , 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 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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