Russian Baltic Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of December 2025 Violations
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 EU and G7 embargo on the seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products into EU countries and the US (the embargo) from the ports on the Baltic Sea in December 2025 (see Table 1).
* * *
In December 2025, 14 violations (512 372 tons) of the EU embargo on seaborne imports of Russian petroleum products (excluding crude oil) to the transshipment points, US and EU ports from the Baltic Sea were recorded.
Six voyages were carried out directly to EU countries, four voyages to the United States. Another four voyages were carried out to offshore transshipment points near the EU countries.
The voyages were made by tankers belonging to shipowners registered in Greece, UAE, Singapore, China, Turkey, Italy and Norway.
Note: Where we are talking about tankers with oil products (not crude oil tankers), they may theoretically contain goods that are not prohibited, such as vegetable oil or chemical fertilisers, rather than oil products. In the Russian Federation, port websites have been closed since 24.02.2022, and access to customs databases has also been closed. Therefore, we believe that these are petroleum products, as the volume of exports of vegetable oil and chemical fertilisers is ten times less than diesel or petrol. But sometimes mistakes happen - we become aware of them when shipowners see themselves on our website and send documents about the cargo. Then we remove them from our ‘black lists’ .
* * *
Table 1. Tankers Transporting Petroleum Products from the Russian Baltic Sea Ports in December 2025 in violation of the EU embargo (database)
Data on shipowners and operators from www.equasis.org
|
Name |
IMO |
DWT |
Flag |
Year |
Port of |
Actual date |
Port of |
Estimated date |
Shipowner |
|
WISDOM STAR |
9278674 |
34528 |
PA |
2003 |
RU LED |
01/12/2025 |
US MSY |
29/12/2025 |
Registered owner: WISDOM STAR SHIPPING CO LTD, CN |
|
AVIVA |
9410131 |
19999 |
MH |
2008 |
RU LED |
04/12/2025 |
BE GNE |
12/12/2025 |
Registered owner: GARANTI DENIZCILIK AS, TR |
|
OCEAN EUPHROSYNE |
9290658 |
46920 |
LR |
2006 |
RU LED |
06/12/2025 |
US MSY |
03/01/2026 |
Registered owner: OCEAN EUPHROSYNE SHIPPING, SG |
|
ARRHENIUS |
9471032 |
26645 |
LR |
2010 |
RU ULU |
08/12/2025 |
BE ANR |
13/12/2025 |
Registered owner: LARCH SHIPHOLDING SA, AE |
|
ECO WIZARD |
9941568 |
30062 |
MH |
2024 |
RU ULU |
10/12/2025 |
LV RIX |
16/12/2025 |
Registered owner: INFRACORE INTERNATIONAL INC, GR |
|
ST GEORGE |
9412775 |
50651 |
LR |
2010 |
RU ULU |
12/12/2025 |
STS MALTA ANCH |
29/01/2026 |
Registered owner: MARE SHIPS SA, GR |
|
BERTOLLE |
9177545 |
23495 |
LR |
2000 |
RU ULU |
12/12/2025 |
FR URO |
19/12/2025 |
Registered owner: PINE SHIPHOLDING SA, AE |
|
SAN FELIX |
9314868 |
37312 |
MT |
2007 |
RU LED |
13/12/2025 |
HR BAK |
30/12/2025 |
Registered owner: SOCIETA ARMATORIALE ITALIANA, IT |
|
ORIOLE |
9547570 |
6623 |
AG |
2010 |
RU LED |
15/12/2025 |
BE HEX |
22/12/2025 |
Registered owner: SANTA MARTA MARITIME LTD, GR |
|
AGIOI FANENDES |
9798375 |
49996 |
MT |
2019 |
RU ULU |
21/12/2025 |
STS CEU |
05/01/2026 |
Registered owner: MALTATANKERS SHIPPING LTD, GR |
|
CHAMPION ENDURANCE |
9288813 |
46803 |
MH |
2005 |
RU LED |
22/12/2025 |
US PDX |
28/02/2026 |
Registered owner: CHAMPION ENDURANCE AS, NO |
|
ANIKITOS |
9953444 |
50113 |
MH |
2023 |
RU VYS |
29/12/2025 |
STS CEU |
11/01/2026 |
Registered owner: MEGISTOS PRODUCT CARRIERS SA, GR |
|
VELA |
9682461 |
49126 |
SG |
2014 |
RU LED |
29/12/2025 |
US ILM |
21/01/2026 |
Registered owner: WILMAR SHIP HOLDINGS PTE LTD, SG |
|
MARINER A |
9288954 |
40099 |
MT |
2005 |
RU ULU |
31/12/2025 |
STS CEU |
10/01/2026 |
Registered owner: ADELE OWNING CO LTD, GR |
* * *
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.
More on the topic
- 08.04.2026 Database of Ukrainian Attacks on Russian Ships in the Black and Azov Seas In March 2022-April 2026
- 02.03.2026 The Belgian Navy detained the sanctioned tanker ETHERA, which had previously transported Russian petroleum products
- 06.02.2026 25 Tankers Exported Kazakh Oil from Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk In December 2025: Database
- 05.02.2026 Russian Black Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of December 2025 Violations
- 04.02.2026 Russian Black Sea Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of December 2025 Violations
- 03.02.2026 Maritime Exports of Russian Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Through its Black Sea Ports: December 2025 Database
- 27.01.2026 Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of December 2025 Violations
- 26.01.2026 Maritime Exports of Russian Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Through its Baltic Sea Ports: December 2025 Database
- 19.12.2025 Russian Baltic Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of November 2025 Violations
- 18.12.2025 Russian Crude Oil Imports to the EU Embargo Through the Russian Baltic Sea Ports: Database of November 2025 Violations
- 16.12.2025 Maritime Exports of Russian Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Through its Baltic Sea Ports: November 2025 Database
- 10.12.2025 34 Tankers Exported Kazakh Oil from Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk In November 2025: Database