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

09:10 16.09.2025

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

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In August 2025, 2 violations (226.586 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea were recorded. Both voyages were performed directly to the ports of the EU countries.

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

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

BALLA

Crude Oil Tanker

9749556

113293

Liberia

2017

RU ULU

2025-08-01 02:57

NL MSV

2025-08-08 15:07

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.

BALLA

Crude Oil Tanker

9749556

113293

Liberia

2017

RU ULU

2025-08-18 15:05

IT AUG

2025-08-31 13:28

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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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