Russian Black Sea Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of December 2025 Violations

14:00 04.02.2026

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 December 2025 (see Table 1).

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In December 2025, 10 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded.

Eight of them were involved the delivery of crude oil to the ports of the EU countries. Two voyages were made to the transshipment points near the EU ports.

Shipowners from Greece (9) and Germany (1).

In December 2025, a total of 1.291.785 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 December 2025

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 date of departure	Port of arrival	Estimated date of arrival	Shipowner
SAFEEN BARONESS Crude Oil Tanker	9460576	105335	MH	2011	RU NVS	01/12/2025	RO CND	08/12/2025	Registered owner: SAFEEN TANKERS 21 LTD, GR Ship manager: NGM ENERGY SA, GR ISM manager: COLUMBIA SHIPMANAGEMENT-GEU, DE
ASIA Crude Oil Tanker	9905318	163111	LR	2022	RU NVS	02/12/2025	FR FOS	18/12/2025	Registered owner: HAI KUO SHIPPING 2038G LTD, GR Ship manager: DYNACOM TANKERS MANAGEMENT LTD, GR ISM manager: WINTER SHIPPING SERVICES LTD, GR
AL AGAILA Crude Oil Tanker	9415404	164787	LY	2009	RU NVS	08/12/2025	BG BOJ	11/12/2025	Registered owner: AL AGAILA OIL CO LTD, LY Ship manager: GENERAL NATIONAL MARITIME, LY ISM manager: SYNERGY MARINE GERMANY GMBH, DE
MILOS Crude Oil Tanker	9746619	157525	GR	2016	RU NVS	16/12/2025	STS CY LMS ANCH	28/12/2025	Registered owner: OMEGA ONE MARINE CORP, GR Ship manager: KYKLADES MARITIME CORP, GR ISM manager:KYKLADES MARITIME CORP, GR
NISSOS SERIFOS Crude Oil Tanker	9592264	115688	MH	2012	RU NVS	17/12/2025	RO MID	21/12/2025	Registered owner: ANAFI MARINE CORP, LR Ship manager: KYKLADES MARITIME CORP, GR ISM manager: KYKLADES MARITIME CORP, GR
AMALTHEA Crude Oil Tanker	9298650	107115	GR	2006	RU NVS	19/12/2025	RO MID	26/12/2025	Registered owner: SYMBOL MARITIME LTD, GR Ship manager: MINERVA MARINE INC, GR ISM manager: MINERVA MARINE INC, GR
DUKE II Crude Oil Tanker	9254240	47024	PA	2003	RU NVS	23/12/2025	STS CY LMS ANCH	29/12/2025	Registered owner: SAGITTARIUS MARITIME VENTURES, GR Ship manager: SR NAVIGATION SA, GR ISM manager: SR NAVIGATION SA, GR
DELTA STAR Crude Oil Tanker	9458016	115618	LR	2013	BLS AIS	24/12/2025	GR PIR	01/01/2026	Registered owner: CELESTIA MARINE INC, GR Ship manager: DELTA TANKERS LTD, GR ISM manager: DELTA TANKERS LTD, GR
TAMARA Crude Oil Tanker	9600889	157016	LR	2015	RU NVS	24/12/2025	IT TRS	04/01/2026	Registered owner: CALLISTO OWNING CO LTD, GR Ship manager: TMS TANKERS LTD, GR ISM manager: TMS TANKERS LTD, GR
SEAVIGOUR Crude Oil Tanker	9774185	158566	MT	2016	RU NVS	31/12/2025	IT SPA	12/01/2026	Registered owner: ACHATES NAVIGATION INC, GR Ship manager: THENAMARIS SHIPS MANAGEMENT, GR ISM manager: THENAMARIS SHIPS MANAGEMENT, GR

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This publication has been produced with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED). Its contents do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of EED. Responsibility for the information and views expressed in this publication lies entirely with the authors.

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