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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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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