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

08:30 27.01.2026

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

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In December 2025, 3 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.

345 997 tons of Russian crude oil were delivered in violation of the embargo through the Russian Baltic Sea ports compared to 232 650 tons in November 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 December 2025

Data on shipowners and operators from www.equasis.org

Name	IMO	DWT	Flag	Year built	Port of departure	Actual date of departure	Port of arrival	Estimated date of arrival	Shipowner
ALICANTE Crude Oil Tanker	9527855	115551	MH	2013	RU ULU	06/12/2025	NL MSV	12/12/2025	Registered owner: XIANG H127 INTERNATIONAL SHIP, GR Ship manager: TMS TANKERS LTD, GR ISM manager: TMS TANKERS LTD, GR
MINERVA KARTERIA Crude Oil Tanker	9787170	114780	GR	2018	RU ULU	27/12/2025	RO MID	27/01/2026	Registered owner: NARA SHIPPING SA, GR Ship manager: MINERVA MARINE INC, GR ISM manager: MINERVA MARINE INC, GR
STAMOS Crude Oil Tanker	9592276	115666	MT	2012	RU ULU	31/12/2025	NL MSV	06/01/2026	Registered owner: WHITE CORAL CORP, MH Ship manager: TMS TANKERS LTD, GR ISM manager: TMS TANKERS LTD, GR

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