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

10:40 13.08.2025
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 July 2025 through the Russian ports on the Baltic Sea (see Table 1).

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In July 2025, 4 violations (392.287 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea were recorded. Three voyages were performed directly to the ports of the EU countries. One voyage was involved the delivery of crude oil to the transshipment point near Cyprus.

The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece and China.

392.287 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered in violation of the embargo through the Russian Baltic Sea ports compared to 640.568 tons in June 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 July 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

 

WAIKIKI 

Crude Oil Tanker 

9776755 

112829 

Malta  

2017 

RU ULU 

2025-07-02 17:37

NL RTM 

2025-07-10 07:51

Registered owner TRAMONTANE 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.  

OCEAN WAVE I 

Crude Oil Tanker 

9356763 

50353 

Panama  

2008 

RU PRI 

2025-07-13 14:56

STS south of the port CY LMS Cyprus 

 

2025-08-05 15:45 

Registered owner LIGHTHOUSE MARITIME INVESTMENT C/O: Sea Trade Marine SA 40, Nafsikas Street, Voula, 166 73, Athens, Greece.
Ship manager/Commercial manager SEA TRADE MARINE SA 40, Nafsikas Street, Voula, 166 73, Athens, Greece.  

BALLA 

Crude Oil Tanker 

9749556 

113293 

Liberia 

2017 

RU ULU 

2025-07-15 15:30

NL RTM 

2025-07-22 13:22 

Registered owner REGINA 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.  

CALIDA 

Crude Oil Tanker 

9522128 

115812 

Malta  

2012 

RU ULU 

2025-07-22 18:46

IT MLZ 

2025-08-06 07:49

Registered owner XIANG H126 INTERNATIONAL SHIP 17th Floor, Beautiful Group Tower, 77, Connaught Road Central, Central, Hong Kong, China.
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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