Violations of the embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products from Black Sea ports into the EU in April 2024 (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 EU and G7 embargo on the seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products from the ports on the Black and Azov Seas into EU countries (the embargo) in April 2024 (see Table 1).

Note! The information provided does not apply to crude oil – the results of monitoring violations of the embargo on the imports of crude oil are presented separately.

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In April 2024, 25 violations of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) from the Black Sea were recorded.

All violations involved the delivery of petroleum products to a transshipment point in the Laconian Gulf off the coast of Greece.

In April 2024, 869,882 tons of Russian petroleum products were delivered to the EU in violation of the embargo, compared to 1,159,071 tons in March 2024 and 1,281,223 tons in February 2024.

All 25 voyages to the transshipment point were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in the following countries:

  • Marshall Islands – 6,

  • Greece - 6,

  • UAE - 3,

  • Liberia – 2,

  • Seychelles - 2,

  • Monaco - 2, 

  • Hong Kong, China - 1,

  • Turkey - 1,

  • Russia - 1,

  • Moldova - 1.

Table 1

Name 

IMO 

DWT 

Flag 

Year built 

Port of departure 

Actual Time of Departure 

Port of destination 

Estimated Time of Arrival 

Shipowner 

01/04 

MD MIRANDA 

9198290 

46408 

Tanzania 

1999 

RU TAM 

2024-03-29 02:49

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-03 03:57

Ship manager/Commercial manager DORY MARITIME CO Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands.
Registered owner DORY MARITIME CO Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. 

02/04 

VENUS I 

9599353 

7102 

Palau 

2011 

RU KAVKAZ SOUTH ANCH 

2024-03-28 

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-03 18:29

Ship manager/Commercial manager UNITY SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands.
Registered owner UNITY SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. 

04/04 

BONIFACY 

9284726 

45898 

Palau 

2004 

RU TUA 

2024-03-29 20:03

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-07 08:46

Ship manager/Commercial manager BLOSSOM BRIDGE CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles.
Registered owner BLOSSOM BRIDGE CORP Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles 

05/04 

NARGIS 

9353125 

37296 

Gabon 

2008 

RU NVS 

No data 

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-07 00:56

Ship manager/Commercial manager NARGIS SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands.
Registered owner NARGIS SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. 

06/04 

C VIKING 

9261657 

40059 

Palau 

2004 

TUAPSE ANCH 

2024-03-31 18:16

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-08 19:10

Ship manager/Commercial manager SURT SHIP MANAGEMENT SRL Apartment 36, Hincesti Highway 70/4, MD-2028 Chisinau, Moldova.
Registered owner MARINEQUEST CORP Care of Surt Ship Management Srl , Apartment 36, Hincesti Highway 70/4, MD-2028 Chisinau, Moldova. 

08/04 

GEORGIA 

9302683 

40327 

Malta 

2006 

RU TAM 

2024-04-03 07:19

LAKONIKOS GULF
 

2024-04-09 07:40

Ship manager/Commercial manager EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN MARITIME 69, Grigoriou Lampraki Street, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece.
Registered owner TRIGGER SHIPPING LTD Care of Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Ltd (EASTMED), 69, Grigoriou Lampraki Street, Glyfada, 166 75 Athens, Greece 

09/04 

YANBU 

9376816 

38374 

Liberia 

2008 

RU NVS 

2024-04-05 04:59

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-11 05:04

Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece.
Registered owner MUMBAI MARITIME INC Care of IMS SA , 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. 

08/04 

OSAKA 

9380570 

37923 

Liberia 

2008 

RU NVS 

2024-04-04 03:59

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-09 01:49

Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece.
Registered owner BARNES MARE CO Care of IMS SA , 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. 

09/04 

CHIP 

9353101 

37293 

Marshall Is 

2008 

RU NVS 

2024-04-07  

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-13 11:20

Ship manager/Commercial manager SCORPIO COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT 99, boulevard du Jardin Exotique, 98000 Monaco-Ville, Monaco.
Registered owner COCOA LTD Care of Scorpio Commercial Management SAM , 99, boulevard du Jardin Exotique, 98000 Monaco-Ville, Monaco. 

10/04 

JUVENIS 

9260067 

40271 

Palau 

2003 

No data 

No data 

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-12 22:05

Ship manager/Commercial manager ECO MAX FZE Office E-07F-08 & E-41F-12, P1-ELOB & P6-ELOB, Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Registered owner SEAWIND LTD Care of Eco Max FZE , Office E-07F-08 & E-41F-12, P1-ELOB & P6-ELOB, Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 

10/04 

SANKT PETERBURG 

9288980 

5600 

Russia 

2003 

RU KZP 

2024-04-05 13:52

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-13 11:56

Ship manager/Commercial manager SHIPPING COMPANY NAVIGATOR LLC Office 1, pereulok Pevcheskiy 14A, St Petersburg, 197046, Russia.
Registered owner ASTRONAVT ulitsa Zhelyabova 51, Astrakhan, 414040, Russia 

12/04 

SATURN I 

9655470 

7023 

Palau 

2013 

RU KZP KAVKAZ  

2024-04-03  

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-14 10:45

Ship manager/Commercial manager MARISAFE TECHNOLOGIES FZE Office-A1-406F, A1 Building, Ajman Free Zone, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
ISM Manager XELA MARITIME SHIPPING DMCC Office 2203-29, Level 22, Mazaya Business Avenue BB1 Tower, Plot JLTE-PH2-BB1, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, PO Box 211860, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

12/04 

MYSTRAS 

9314882 

39378 

Gabon 

2006 

RU TUA 

2024-04-03 01:33

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-15 07:53

Ship manager/Commercial manager TSUI SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands.
Registered owner TSUI SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. 

12/04 

CHONGCHON 

9294123 

40158 

Cook Is 

2006 

RU TUA 

2024-04-09 18:00

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-14 02:03

Registered owner JIZAN MARITIME INC Suite 212, 2nd Floor, Block A, Unity House, Palm Street, Victoria, Mahe Island, Seychelles.
Ship manager/Commercial manager ARK SEAKONNECT SHIPMANAGMENT 302, B-Wing, The Great Eastern Summit, Plot 66, 64, Sector 15, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400614, India. 

14/04 

MILANO 

9286059 

37305 

Liberia 

2005 

RU NVS 

2024-04-10 17:18

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-19 07:48

Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece.
Registered owner OLIVE TRADING SA 80, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia. 

14/04 

GLYFADA 

9253234 

39575 

Gabon 

2003 

RU TUA 

2024-04-08 17:04

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-18 19:16

Ship manager/Commercial manager GLYFADA SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands.
Registered owner GLYFADA SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. 

17/04 

JUPITER I 

9599341 

7111 

Palau 

2010 

RU KZP 

2024-04-09 14:47

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-19 20:13

Ship manager/Commercial manager UNITY SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands.
Registered owner UNITY SHIPPING & MARINE INC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960, Marshall Islands. 

17/04 

TATIANA 

9340128 

38396 

Liberia 

2007 

RU NVS 

2024-04-12 05:01

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-19 19:03

Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece.
Registered owner PATARA CORP Care of IMS SA , 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. 

17/04 

SEALION I 

9234501 

45467 

Panama 

2002 

RU TUA 

2024-04-12 07:18

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-18 07:51

Ship manager/Commercial manager EXXEN SHIP MANAGEMENT CO Ofis 247, Varyap Plaza, Uygar Sokak, Esenyali Mah, 61, Istanbul, Turkey.
Registered owner TRIDENT TRINITY LTD Care of Exxen Ship Management Co , Ofis 247, Varyap Plaza, Uygar Sokak, Esenyali Mah, 61, Istanbul, Turkey. 

18/04 

FACCA 

9271951 

45840 

Panama 

2004 

RU NVS 

2024-04-13 14:52

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-19 18:55

Ship manager/Commercial manager VIRGO SHIPOWNER INC 80, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia.
Registered owner VIRGO SHIPOWNER INC 80, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia. 

21/04 

OSAKA 

9380570 

37923 

Liberia 

2008 

RU NVS 

2024-04-17 

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-22 17:12

Ship manager/Commercial manager IMS SA 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece.
Registered owner BARNES MARE CO Care of IMS SA , 6-8, Aitolikou & Kastoros Streets, 185 45 Piraeus, Greece. 

25/04 

CHIP 

9353101 

37293 

Marshall Is 

2008 

RU NVS 

2024-04-22 

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-27 09:39

Ship manager/Commercial manager SCORPIO COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT 99, boulevard du Jardin Exotique, 98000 Monaco-Ville, Monaco.
Registered owner COCOA LTD Care of Scorpio Commercial Management SAM , 99, boulevard du Jardin Exotique, 98000 Monaco-Ville, Monaco 

27/04 

SEA MARINE 1 

9255830 

37463 

Vietnam 

2003 

RU NVS 

2024-04-22 14:36

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-04-30 23:56

Ship manager/Commercial manager FARIVASHIP HK LTD Room 7B, One Capital Place, 18, Luard Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China.
Registered owner FARIVASHIP HK LTD Room 7B, One Capital Place, 18, Luard Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China. 

30/04 

CLEAN IMPERIAL 

9376854 

40174 

Marshall Is 

2009 

RU NVS 

2024-04-26 17:52

LAKONIKOS GULF 

2024-05-01 13:14 

Ship manager/Commercial manager STEALTH MARITIME CORP SA 331, Kifisias Avenue, Kifisia, 145 61 Athens, Greece.
Registered owner ETERNITY TRANSPORT OFFSHORE Care of Stealth Maritime Corp SA , 331, Kifisias Avenue, Kifisia, 145 61 Athens, Greece. 

30/04 

GRATIA 

9260055 

40225 

Palau 

2003 

RU NVS 

2024-04-24 16:27

LAKONIKOS GULF
 

2024-05-02 05:23

Ship manager/Commercial manager ECO MAX FZE Office E-07F-08 & E-41F-12, P1-ELOB & P6-ELOB, Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Registered owner SAILWAY LTD Care of Eco Max FZE , Office E-07F-08 & E-41F-12, P1-ELOB & P6-ELOB, Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 

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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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