Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of May 2025 Violations

14:00 09.06.2025
Russia

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 May 2025 through the Russian ports on the Baltic Sea (see Table 1).

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In May 2025, 1 violation of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea was recorded. The voyage was performed directly to the port of Augusta, Italy (IT AUG).

The voyage was made by tanker belonging to shipowner registered in Greece.

112.870 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered in violation of the embargo through the Russian Baltic Sea ports compared to 273.902 tons in April 2025.

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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 May 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

 

RYMAN 

Crude Oil Tanker 

9777931 

112870 

Malta  

2017 

RU ULU 

2025-05-11 01:38 

IT AUG Port 

2025-05-23 22:34 

Registered owner LEVANTE OWNERS INC C/O: TMS Tankers Ltd 109, Kifisias Avenue & Sina Street, Marousi, 151 24, Athens, Greece.
Ship manager/Commercial manager 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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