Russian Baltic Sea Ports Petroleum Products Imports to the EU Embargo: Database of January 2026 Violations

13:40 28.02.2026
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 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 January 2026 (see Table 1).

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In January 2026, 11 violations (486 483 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.

Five voyages were carried out directly to EU countries, one voyage was performed to the United States. Another five 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 and China.

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’ .

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Table 1. Tankers Transporting Petroleum Products from the Russian Baltic Sea Ports in January 2026 in violation of the EU embargo (database)

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

OSAKA
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker

9272929

46992

PA

2004

RU LED

01/01/2026

STS CEU

12/01/2026

Registered owner: AMALGAM SEAS NAVIGATOR SA, GR
Ship manager: SEA TRADE MARINE SA, GR
ISM manager: SEA TRADE MARINE SA, GR

ARRHENIUS
LPG Tanker

9471032

26645

LR

2010

RU ULU

03/01/2026

BE ANR

09/01/2026

Registered owner: LARCH SHIPHOLDING SA, AE
Ship manager: MAPLE MARINER HOLDING FZ-LLC, AE
ISM manager: BERNHARD SCHULTE SHIPMGMT, GR

HAPPY LADY
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker

9644225

51390

GR

2013

RU PRI

08/01/2026

STS CEU

21/01/2026

Registered owner: ADRIATIC VENTURES CO, GR
Ship manager: EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN MARITIME, GR
ISM manager: EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN MARITIME, GR

PALERMO
Oil Products Tanker

9414292

53540

MH

2010

RU PRI

12/01/2026

STS CEU

22/01/2026

Registered owner: CLEAN PETROLEUM VENTURES SA, SG
Ship manager: HAFNIA POOLS PTE LTD, SG
ISM manager: FLEET MANAGEMENT LTD-HKG, HK

BERTOLLE
LPG Tanker

9177545

23495

LR

2000

RU ULU

12/01/2026

BE ANR

18/01/2026

Registered owner: PINE SHIPHOLDING SA, AE
Ship manager: MANYARA SHIPPING DMCC, AE
ISM manager: OPTRA SHIPPING LTD, GR

AQUARIUS
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker

9354272

51268

LR

2007

RU LED

14/01/2026

US ILM

12/02/2026

Registered owner: NASSAU ENERGY INC, GR
Ship manager: KONDINAVE SA, GR
ISM manager: COLUMBIA SHIPMANAGEMENT LTD, CY

CAPTAIN NIKOS
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker

9828144

49999

MH

2018

RU PRI

17/01/2026

GR PIR

04/02/2026

Registered owner: CALISTO MARITIME LTD, GR
Ship manager: VENERGY MARITIME LTD, GR
ISM manager: LATSCO MARINE MANAGEMENT INC, GR

SEA GULL
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker

9325855

33849

LR

2006

RU STY

21/01/2026

NL BOT

25/01/2026

Registered owner: HONGKONG HUAFA SHIPPING LTD, CN
Ship manager: HONGKONG HUAFA SHIPPING LTD, CN
ISM manager: HONGKONG HUAFA SHIPPING LTD, CN

ANGIE
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker

9538141

52420

LR

2012

RU LED

24/01/2026

STS CEU

04/02/2026

Registered owner: ANGIE NAVIGATION CO, GR
Ship manager: IMS SA, GR
ISM manager: IMS SA, GR

CAPRI
Chemical/Oil Products Tanker

9528392

50895

LR

2011

RU ULU

25/01/2026

STS CEU

06/02/2026

Registered owner: CAPRI SHIPPING INVESTMENTS SA, GR
Ship manager: CHEMNAV SHIPMANAGEMENT LTD, GR
ISM manager: FLEET MANAGEMENT LTD-HKG, HK

MINERVA JOY
Oil Products Tanker

9363479

45990

MT

2008

RU PRI

26/01/2026

GR PIR

11/02/2026

Registered owner: ATHENA NAVIGATION CO, GR
Ship manager: MINERVA MARINE INC, GR
ISM manager: MINERVA MARINE INC, 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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