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The Belgian Navy detained the sanctioned tanker ETHERA, which had previously transported Russian petroleum products
02 March 2026
According to the Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, since the start of the full‑scale war ETHERA has completed 10 voyages, moving about 460,000 tons of Russian oil products to ports in Turkey, Morocco, and Brazil, as well as to STS transfer areas near EU coasts (Greece and Cyprus). It loaded at Russian ports in the Black Sea (Novorossiysk, Taman, and an offshore STS zone south of the Kerch Strait) and in the Baltic (Primorsk, Ust‑Luga, Saint Petersburg).
Russian Baltic Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of November 2025 Violations
19 December 2025
In November 2025, 12 violations (554.382 tons) of the EU/US embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points and EU/US ports from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece, China, Oman and Germany.
Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of November 2025 Violations
18 December 2025
In November 2025, 2 violations (232.650 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece.
Maritime Exports of Russian Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Through its Baltic Sea Ports: November 2025 Database
16 December 2025
In November 2025, 153 violations of the export of Russian crude oil and petroleum products from the Baltic Sea were recorded. 13.2 mln tons of Russian crude oil and petroleum products were delivered through the Russian ports of the Baltic Sea.
Database of Russian Attacks on Black Sea Ports in January-November 2025
11 December 2025
Between January-November 2025, Russian military attacked the ports of Greater Odesa involved in the export corridor operation, Danube and Odesa Oblast 152 times, using no less than: 46 Iskander CM and BM; 5 Kh-59/Kh-69 ALCMs; 12 Kh-31P ARMs; 1 Kalibr SLCMs; 4 Oniks AShM; 3 GBUs; 5 USVs; 750 strike and decoy UAVs.
34 Tankers Exported Kazakh Oil from Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk In November 2025: Database
10 December 2025
In November 2025, a total of 34 tankers exported CPC oil from the Russian port of Novorossiysk. Together they exported a total of about 5.1 million tons of oil, including 4.3 million tons to the EU and 745 thousands tons to other countries.
Russian Black Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of November 2025 Violations
09 December 2025
In November 2025, 12 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded. 7 of violations involved the delivery of petroleum products to a transshipment points off the coasts of Cyprus and Romania. 4 direct voyages were made to the ports of the EU countries and one voyage was performed to the US. In November 2025, 298.716 tons of Russian petroleum products were delivered in violation of the embargo.
Russian Black Sea Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of November 2025 Violations
09 December 2025
In November 2025, 9 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded. Seven 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. In November 2025, a total of 1.087.769 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the EU in violation of the embargo.
Maritime Exports of Russian Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Through its Black Sea Ports: November 2025 Database
08 December 2025
In November 2025, 183 violations of the export of Russian crude oil and petroleum products from the Black Sea were recorded. Almost 12.3 mln tons of Russian crude oil, Kazakh crude oil by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) and petroleum products were delivered through the Russian ports of the Black Sea.
Russian Baltic Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of October 2025 Violations
20 November 2025
In October 2025, 11 violations (442.942 tons) of the EU/US embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points and EU/US ports from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece, China and Azerbaijan.
Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of October 2025 Violations
18 November 2025
In October 2025, 4 violations (458.202 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea were recorded. The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece.
Maritime Exports of Russian Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Through its Baltic Sea Ports: October 2025 Database
17 November 2025
In October 2025, 153 violations of the export of Russian crude oil and petroleum products from the Baltic Sea were recorded. 14.4 mln tons of Russian crude oil and petroleum products were delivered through the Russian ports of the Baltic Sea.
48 Tankers Exported Kazakh Oil from Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk In October 2025: Database
10 November 2025
In October 2025, a total of 48 tankers exported CPC oil from the Russian port of Novorossiysk. Together they exported a total of about 7.1 million tons of oil, including 5.76 million tons to the EU and 1.38 mln tons to other countries.
Russian Black Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of October 2025 Violations
08 November 2025
In October 2025, 11 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded. 8 of violations involved the delivery of petroleum products to a transshipment points off the coasts of Cyprus. 2 direct voyages were made to the ports of the EU countries and one voyage was performed to the US. In October 2025, 390.179 tons of Russian petroleum products were delivered in violation of the embargo.
Russian Black Sea Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of October 2025 Violations
06 November 2025
In October 2025, 5 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded. Three 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. In October 2025, a total of 485.506 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the EU in violation of the embargo.