Violations of the embargo on the imports of crude oil from Russia into the EU in March 2024 (database)

17:40 12.04.2024
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 March 2024 (see Table 1).

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In March 2024, 5 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Black Sea were recorded. 

One of them involved the delivery of crude oil to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece. 

Another four violations were the shipments of crude oil from Novorossiysk directly to the ports of Italy, Greece and Spain.

Four voyages were made by tankers belonging to companies from Greece. Shipowner from UAE performed one voyage. 

In March 2024, a total of 696,330 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered to the EU in violation of the embargo, compared with 841,132 tons in February 2024.

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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 March 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 

01/03 

DANICA
Crude Oil Tanker 

9273052 

105850 

Gabon 

2003 

RU TAM 

2024-02-24 01:08

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-03-02 19:24

Ship manager/Commercial manager GLOWING SEA SHIPPING LLC Office G15, Building Sunshine 3, Naif Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Registered owner PHOENIX SHIPPING INC Care of Glowing Sea Shipping LLC , Office G15, Building Sunshine 3, Naif Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 

05/03 

SEAVIGOUR
Crude Oil Tanker 

9774185 

158566 

Malta 

2016 

RU NVS 

2024-02-28 

GR PME 

2024-03-07 22:39

Ship manager/Commercial manager THENAMARIS SHIPS MANAGEMENT 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece.
Registered owner ACHATES NAVIGATION INC Care of Thenamaris (Ships Management) Inc , 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece. 

06/03 

SEAGRACE
Crude Oil Tanker 

9934826 

157747 

Malta 

2022 

RU NVS 

2024-02-29 11:50

IT TRS
TRIESTE  

2024-03-10 06:28

Ship manager/Commercial manager THENAMARIS SHIPS MANAGEMENT 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece.
Registered owner WINGSHADOW MARINE LTD Care of Thenamaris (Ships Management) Inc , 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece 

18/03 

SEAPRINCESS
Crude Oil Tanker 

9373668 

115949 

Malta 

2008 

RU NVS 

 

ES CAS 

2024-03-23 08:00

Registered owner DOLPHIN MARITIME SERVICES LTD Care of Thenamaris (Ships Management) Inc , 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece.
Ship manager/Commercial manager THENAMARIS SHIPS MANAGEMENT 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece. 

25/03 

SEAVIOLET
Crude Oil Tanker 

9790983 

158218 

Malta 

2018 

RU NVS 

2024-03-19 10:10

IT MLZ 

2024-03-29 08:36 

Ship manager/Commercial manager THENAMARIS SHIPS MANAGEMENT 16, Athinas Avenue & Vorreou Street, Vouliagmeni, 166 71 Athens, Greece.
Registered owner LAVENDER MARINE LTD Care of Thenamaris (Ships Management) Inc , 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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