Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of September 2024 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 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 |
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. |
|
04/09 |
TAMARA |
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. |
|
17/09 |
SNOW LOTUS |
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. |
|
21/09 |
MINERVA MARINA |
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. |
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