Blood Oil: On 16/03/2022, at Least 9 Oil Tankers Transported About 400,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export

The Monitoring Group
of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies
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The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports:
on 16/03/2022, at least 9 oil tankers transported about 400,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export.
The breakdown of oil tankers by shipowner’s country of registration:
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Greece – 2
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Russia – 2
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USA – 1
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United Arab Emirates – 1
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Finland – 1
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Italy – 1
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Singapore – 1
The ports of destination:
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EG SUZ – SUEZ CANAL, Egypt
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TR YAR – YARIMCA, Turkey
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TR KFZ – KORFEZ, Turkey
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GR PER – PERAMA, Greece
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GR PIR – PIRAEUS, Greece
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GR AGT – AGIOI THEODOROI, Greece
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MT – MALTA OPL ANCH, Malta
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FR FOS – FOS SUR MER, France
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IT TRS – TRIESTE, Italy
Reference:
400,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $280 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 40 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
For detailed information, see Table 1.
Table 1
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# |
Name |
IMO |
DWT |
Port of departure |
Actual Time of Departure |
Port of destination |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
Flag |
Shipowner |
|
1 |
BALT FLOT 14 |
9804215 |
7032 |
RU AZO AZOV |
ATD: 2022-03-11 13:09 LT (UTC +3) |
GR PER PERAMA |
ETA: 2022-03-16 20:00 LT (UTC +2) |
Russia [RU] |
Ship manager/Commercial manager BF TANKER LLC Office 702, Liter P, prospekt Bolshoy VO 80, St Petersburg, 190000, Russia. Registered owner JSC GLTK Room 100, Building 73, ul Respubliki 31a, Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenetskiy AO, 629008, Russia. |
|
2 |
MEDITERRANEAN VOYAGER |
9857858 |
62658 |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2022-03-11 04:31 LT (UTC +3) |
NL RTM Updated! Changed! GR PIR |
ETA: 2022-03-29 08:00 LT (UTC +2) Updated! Changed! ETA: 2022-03-17 14:00 LT (UTC +2) |
Bahamas [BS] |
Ship manager/Commercial manager CHEVRON SHIPPING CO LLC 6001, Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon CA 94583-2324, USA. Registered owner PROSALT NAVIGATION SA Care of Chevron Shipping Co LLC , 6001, Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon CA 94583-2324, USA. |
|
3 |
GULF CORAL |
9389851 |
42446 |
RU TUAPSE |
ATD: 2022-03-10 23:00 (UTC +3) |
EG SUZ |
ETA: 2022-03-18 22:00 LT (UTC +2) |
Bahamas [BS] |
Ship manager/Commercial manager GULF ENERGY MARITIME GEM PJSC 30th Floor, U-Bora Tower, 8, Business Bay, Bur Dubai, PO Box 855, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Registered owner GULF CORAL SHIPPING LTD Care of Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) PJSC , 30th Floor, U-Bora Tower, 8, Business Bay, Bur Dubai, PO Box 855, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
|
4 |
SWORD |
9783631 |
104026 |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2022-03-12 12:00 (UTC +3) |
FR FOS FOS SUR MER |
ETA: 2022-03-19 13:00 LT (UTC +1) |
Bahamas [BS] |
Ship manager/Commercial manager LUNDQVIST REDERIERNA AB Norra Esplanadgatan 9B, AX-22100 Mariehamn, Aland, Finland. Registered owner LUNDQUIST SHIPPING CO LTD Care of Lundqvist Rederierna AB, Norra Esplanadgatan 9B, AX-22100 Mariehamn, Aland, Finland. |
|
5 |
SEMERU |
9388376 |
105777 |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2022-03-12 14:00 (UTC +3) |
IT TRS TRIESTE |
ETA: 2022-03-20 16:00 LT (UTC +1) |
Malta [MT] |
Ship manager/Commercial manager MARINE TRUST LTD-MAI Vergoti Square, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece. Registered owner SEMPREVIVA SHIPPING Care of Marine Trust Ltd , Vergoti Square, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece. |
|
6 |
SAN FELIX |
9314868 |
37312 |
RU TAM |
ATD: 2022-02-16 15:17 LT (UTC +3) |
MT MALTA OPL ANCH |
ETA: 2022-03-18 19:00 LT (UTC +1) |
Italy (IT) |
Ship manager/Commercial manager GESTIONI ARMATORIALI SRL Via Magazzini Posteriori 55 F, 48122 Ravenna RA, Italy. Registered owner SOCIETA ARMATORIALE ITALIANA Via Agostino Depretis 51, 80133 Naples NA, Italy. |
|
7 |
ANGI |
9253246 |
37211 |
RU TAM
|
ATD: 2022-03-13 01:40 LT (UTC +3) |
GR AGT |
ETA: 2022-03-17 16:00 LT (UTC +2) |
Malta [MT]
|
Ship manager/Commercial manager ANCORA INVESTMENT TRUST INC 3A, Artemisiou & Themidos Streets, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece. Registered owner MAP HPT I LLC Care of Ancora Investment Trust Inc , 3A, Artemisiou & Themidos Streets, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece. |
|
8 |
BALT FLOT 18 |
9838199 |
7900 |
RU TAG TAGANROG |
ATD: 2022-03-09 17:11 LT (UTC +3) |
TR YAR YARIMCA |
ATA: 2022-03-16 09:51 LT (UTC +3) |
Russia [RU] |
Registered owner JSC GLTK Room 100, Building 73, ul Respubliki 31a, Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenetskiy AO, 629008, Russia. Ship manager/Commercial manager BF TANKER LLC Office 702, Liter P, prospekt Bolshoy VO 80, St Petersburg, 190000, Russia. |
|
9 |
NORVIKEN |
9412000 |
37874 |
RU NVS NOVOROSSIYSK |
ATD: 2022-03-12 14:49 LT (UTC +3) |
TR KFZ KORFEZ |
ATA: 2022-03-16 14:09 LT (UTC +3) |
Liberia [LR] |
Ship manager/Commercial manager TRAFIGURA MARITIME LOGISTICS 29-00, Ocean Financial Centre, 10, Collyer Quay, Singapore Registered owner NORVIKEN AS Care of Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte Ltd , 29-00, Ocean Financial Centre, 10, Collyer Quay, Singapore |
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