Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of April 2025 Violations
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews
and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studie
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 April 2025 through the Russian ports on the Baltic Sea (see Table 1).
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In April 2025, 2 violations 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.
In April 2025, 273.902 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered in violation of the embargo through the Russian Baltic Sea ports.
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Table 1. Tankers that transported Russia’s crude oil in violation of the embargo from Russian ports on the Baltic Sea to EU countries in April 2025
Data on shipowners and operators from www.equasis.org
|
Name |
IMO |
DWT |
Flag |
Year built |
Port of departure |
Actual Time of Departure |
Port of destination |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
Registered owner
|
|
VILAMOURA Crude Oil Tanker |
9529293 |
158621 |
Marshall Islands |
2011 |
RU ULU |
2025-04-08 04:58 |
NL RTM |
2025-04-17 18:17 |
Registered owner XIANG H44 INTERNATIONAL SHIP C/O: TMS Tankers Ltd 109, Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece. |
|
DALI Crude Oil Tanker |
9787936 |
115281 |
Cayman Islands |
2018 |
RU ULU |
2025-04-28 23:29 |
IT MLZ |
2025-05-13 17:24 |
Registered owner CHARLOTTE OWNERS INC C/O: TMS Tankers Ltd 109, Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece. |
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This publication has been produced with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED). Its contents do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of EED. Responsibility for the information and views expressed in this publication lies entirely with the authors.
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