Violations of the embargo on the imports of crude oil from Russia into the EU in May 2023 (database)
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 May 2023 (see Table 1).
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In May 2023, 13 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded.
All of them involved the delivery of oil to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece.
6 such voyages were made by tankers belonging to companies from Greece, shipowners from Turkey and India performed 2 voyages each. Tankers, owned by companies from Moldova, Malta and Seychelles made 1 voyage each.
A total of 1,554,020 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf in violation of the embargo, compared with 801,594 tons in April 2023 and 476,449 tons in March 2023.
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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 May 2023
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 |
Port of departure |
Actual Time of Departure |
Port of destination |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
Shipowner |
01/05 |
EUROLEADER |
9290385 |
159062 |
Liberia |
RU TAM |
ATD: 2023-04-09 20:19 |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
АТА: 2023-05-03 05:11 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager EUROTANKERS INC 5th Floor, 99, Akti Miaouli, 185 38 Piraeus, Greece |
01/05 |
HS ARGE |
9299745 |
106007 |
Liberia |
RU TUA |
ATD: 2023-04-26 21:05 |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-05-04 06:30 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager XFINITY MARITIME SERVICES PVT Office 1005, Niharika Mirage Kharghar, Sector 10, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 410210, India. |
02/05 |
OTTOMAN TENACITY |
9590682 |
149999 |
Turkey |
RU TAM |
ATD: 2023-04-21 05:39 |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-05-04 06:52 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager GUNGEN DENIZCILIK VE TICARET Halici Sokak 9, Gaziosmanpasa Mah, Cankaya, 06700 Ankara, Turkey. |
05/05 |
SOUSTA |
9384992 |
106045 |
Marshall Is |
RU TAM |
ATD: 2023-04-26 10:09 |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
АТА: 2023-05-06 17:11 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager SPRING MARINE MANAGEMENT SA 1st Floor, 6, Agias Kiriakis, Palaio Faliro, 175 64 Athens, Greece. |
10/05 |
KSENA |
9232888 |
106074 |
Palau |
RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH |
ATD: 2023-05-06 13:00 |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-05-13 21:38 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager OST SHIPMANAGEMENT SRL Apartment 36, Hincesti Highway 70/4, MD-2028 Chisinau, Moldova. |
13/05 |
BESIKTAS BOSPHORUS |
9290373 |
163750 |
Marshall Is |
RU TAM |
ATD: 2023-05-08 00:08 |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
АTA: 2023-05-14 11:02 |
Registered owner STRAITS TANKER CO LTD-MAI Care of Besiktas Likid Tasimacilik Denizcilik Ticaret AS, Kat 15, Blok A, Piyale Pasa Bulvari Memorial Centre, Okmeydani, Sisli, 34385 Istanbul, Turkey. |
17/05 |
SEA HYMN |
9412036 |
116337 |
Marshall Is |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2023-05-09 06:49 |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-05-18 10:40 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager STEALTH MARITIME CORP SA 331, Kifisias Avenue, Kifisia, 145 61 Athens, Greece. |
19/05 |
EURONIKE |
9299678 |
164565 |
Malta |
RU NVS |
ATD: 2023-05-16 12:49 |
ES BIO |
ATA: 2023-05-28 14:13 |
Registered owner STARDUST SHIPTRADE INC Care of Tsakos Shipping & Trading SA, Megaron 'Macedonia', 367, Andrea Syngrou Avenue, Palaio Faliro, 175 64 Athens, Greece. |
20/05 |
OCEAN WAVE I |
9356763 |
50353 |
Panama |
RU TUA |
ATD: 2023-05-14 00:00 |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
АTA: 2023-05-21 22:00 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager SEA TRADE MARINE SA 108, Vasileos Pavlou Street, Voula, 166 73 Athens, Greece. |
25/05 |
EMERALD I |
9330604 |
104611 |
Liberia |
RU TUA |
ATD: 2023-05-17 08:03 |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
АTA: 2023-05-26 20:59 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager UNIVERSAL TANKER MGMT UTM-MAI 147/1, Triq Santa Lucija, Valletta, VLT 1185, Malta. |
26/05 |
HS ARGE |
9299745 |
106007 |
Liberia |
RU TUA |
ATD: 2023-05-22 06:09 |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-05-27 18:10 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager XFINITY MARITIME SERVICES PVT Office 1005, Niharika Mirage Kharghar, Sector 10, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 410210, India. |
27/05 |
MAKALU |
9314105 |
107081 |
Palau |
RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH |
ATD: 2023-05-24 21:40 |
GR LAKONIKOS GULF |
ATA: 2023-05-28 10:57 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager DOUBLE HARMONY MARINE CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles. |
30/05 |
SEARUNNER |
9765029 |
114129 |
Malta |
RU TAM |
ATD: 2023-05-26 02:44 |
NL RTM |
АТА: 2023-06-10 05:58 |
Ship manager/Commercial manager THENAMARIS SHIPS MANAGEMENT 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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