Maritime Export of Russian Crude Oil from Baltic Sea Ports in March 2026

Chart 1. Volumes of seaborne exports of Russian crude oil from ports of the Baltic Sea by month,
total deadweight of tankers, tons
The Monitoring Group of the BlackSeaNews
and 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 maritime export of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea in March 2026.

In March, 87 tankers made 88 voyages carrying crude oil from Baltic Sea ports. Export volume: 10.7 million tons.[1].


Importing Countries

The crude oil was delivered to ports in 12 countries. The share of crude oil exports to India has increased: in March, 48% of the oil from the Baltic — 5.1 million tons — was shipped to India.

The countries with the largest imports of Russian crude oil from the Baltic Sea can be found in Chart 2.

Chart 2. Sea exports of Russian crude oil from Baltic Sea ports in March 2026 by country,
total deadweight of tankers, tons


Flags

In March 2026, tankers flying the flag of Sierra Leone made the largest number of crude oil voyages from the Baltic — 17 voyages. The «top three» — the flags of Sierra Leone, Panama, and Cameroon — account for almost 47% of the voyages.

The distribution by flag state is presented in Chart 3.

Chart 3. Flag states of tankers transporting Russian crude oil from Baltic Sea, March 2026


Shipowners

Greek shipowners owned 23 of the tankers exporting Russian crude oil from Baltic Sea ports, the largest number among shipowners from all countries. Further details are provided in Chart 4.

Chart 4. Countries of tanker owners transporting Russian crude oil from ports in Baltic Sea,
March 2026


Sanctions

Most of the tankers that carried crude oil from the Baltic in March 2026 are already under various sanctions. Unfortunately, this still doesn't stop them from carrying Russian crude oil.

Sanctions have been imposed to 57[2] out of 87 tankers. See Chart 5 for details.

Chart 5. Sanctions status of tankers transporting Russian crude oil from ports in Baltic Sea,
March 2026

 

Details of voyages[3]

IMO

Name

Departure port

ATD

Destination port

ETA

9330472

THORIN

Ust'-Luga

01.03.2026

Vadinar

30.03.2026

9299771

MIRES

Primorsk

02.03.2026

Vadinar

30.03.2026

9285861

HELION

Ust'-Luga

02.03.2026

Mersa El Hamra

20.03.2026

9297541

DOVE

Ust'-Luga

02.03.2026

Mundra

10.04.2026

9388780

BAI LU

Ust'-Luga

03.03.2026

Singapore

12.04.2026

9809368

ALDANA

Ust'-Luga

03.03.2026

Singapore

10.04.2026

9593000

AOKO

Primorsk

03.03.2026

Mundra

30.03.2026

9745251

OLYMPIC FRIENDSHIP

Ust'-Luga

04.03.2026

Sika

31.03.2026

9309435

MINERVA ALICE

Ust'-Luga

04.03.2026

Singapore

11.04.2026

9980007

SEABORN

Ust'-Luga

04.03.2026

Maasvlakte

15.03.2026

9288693

MIRADOR

Ust'-Luga

05.03.2026

Paradip Garh

10.04.2026

9866392

VOSTOCHNY PROSPECT

Ust'-Luga

05.03.2026

Singapore

15.04.2026

9321706

LIDER

Primorsk

06.03.2026

As Suways (Suez)

29.03.2026

9826732

ANDREIOS

Ust'-Luga

06.03.2026

Shuaibah

10.04.2026

9297371

VULKAN

Ust'-Luga

06.03.2026

Yantai Pt

25.04.2026

9336983

POROS

Ust'-Luga

06.03.2026

Tanjungbalai

18.04.2026

9230505

NEW LEGEND

Ust'-Luga

07.03.2026

New Mangalore

10.04.2026

9960978

LOVELY LADY

Ust'-Luga

07.03.2026

Jeddah

10.04.2026

9266865

BIVOLA

Primorsk

07.03.2026

Vadinar

05.04.2026

9291262

SILVAR

Primorsk

08.03.2026

Singapore

12.05.2026

9610808

ANATOLY KOLODKIN

Ust'-Luga

08.03.2026

Matanzas

31.03.2026

9826897

AREIOS

Ust'-Luga

08.03.2026

Al Shuqaiq

10.04.2026

9253909

JAMES II

Ust'-Luga

08.03.2026

Vadinar

14.04.2026

9318539

NOSU

Primorsk

09.03.2026

Vadinar

07.04.2026

9302970

SAGAR 1

Ust'-Luga

09.03.2026

Cochin

20.04.2026

9274446

ADMIRAL

Primorsk

09.03.2026

Singapore

20.04.2026

9740471

VST LYRA

Ust'-Luga

09.03.2026

Tanjung Pelepas

17.04.2026

9276597

JING HAI

Ust'-Luga

10.03.2026

Mersa El Hamra

28.03.2026

9370836

NEW AMORGOS

Vysotsk

10.03.2026

Al Shuqaiq

07.04.2026

9360130

ZALIV VOSTOK

Ust'-Luga

10.03.2026

Sika

02.05.2026

9288746

PLUTON

Primorsk

10.03.2026

Zhoushan

25.05.2026

9236353

BLUE

Primorsk

11.03.2026

Chennai (ex Madras)

16.04.2026

9692844

CAPTAIN PARIS

Ust'-Luga

11.03.2026

Rabigh

15.04.2026

9274525

LXH

Ust'-Luga

11.03.2026

Zhoushan

29.04.2026

9489297

MINOS

Primorsk

12.03.2026

Mundra

11.04.2026

9299678

PRISMA

Ust'-Luga

13.03.2026

Vadinar

09.04.2026

9693068

ABLIANI

Primorsk

13.03.2026

Marmara Ereglisi

30.03.2026

9233777

OCEAN II

Primorsk

13.03.2026

New Mangalore

14.04.2026

9227443

ARLAN

Primorsk

13.03.2026

Paradip Garh

15.04.2026

9297503

AEQUORA FORTUNE

Primorsk

13.03.2026

Korfez

31.03.2026

9308950

SEASONS I

Primorsk

14.03.2026

Longkou Pt

03.05.2026

9437684

CHRYSALIS

Vysotsk

14.03.2026

Tanjung Pelepas

22.04.2026

9306639

SAVIR LION

Primorsk

15.03.2026

Mumbai (ex Bombay)

13.04.2026

9270488

MOONI

Ust'-Luga

15.03.2026

Jazan Economic City

08.04.2026

9288356

ROCK

Primorsk

15.03.2026

Tanjungbalai

20.04.2026

9326718

FULGER

Ust'-Luga

16.03.2026

Sika

10.04.2026

9257802

FURIA

Ust'-Luga

16.03.2026

Vadinar

17.04.2026

1024962

KARPATHOS

Primorsk

16.03.2026

Tanjungbalai

21.04.2026

9430313

EVREN

Primorsk

17.03.2026

Marmara Ereglisi

05.04.2026

9569994

TALARA

Primorsk

17.03.2026

Itaqui Pt / São Luís

09.04.2026

9354301

JAGGER

Ust'-Luga

17.03.2026

Singapore

29.04.2026

9330604

NACHOS

Ust'-Luga

17.03.2026

Cochin

13.04.2026

9288710

MELITE

Ust'-Luga

18.03.2026

Mumbai (ex Bombay)

18.04.2026

9290361

KAI 1

Primorsk

18.03.2026

Aliaga

04.04.2026

9297553

MONTE 1

Primorsk

18.03.2026

Sika

17.04.2026

9923009

ALFIOS I

Ust'-Luga

18.03.2026

Tanjung Pelepas

21.04.2026

9800568

MINERVA ZOE

Primorsk

19.03.2026

Transshipment point
in the Mediterranean Sea
to the east of Ceuta

30.03.2026

9843572

AMEINON

Ust'-Luga

19.03.2026

Korfez

06.04.2026

9288734

ARABESCA

Primorsk

20.03.2026

Vadinar

17.04.2026

9388807

GATTACA

Primorsk

20.03.2026

Vadinar

17.04.2026

9283291

TIBURON

Ust'-Luga

20.03.2026

Sika

25.04.2026

9439539

BOLU

Primorsk

20.03.2026

Shinas

03.05.2026

9301524

DENEB

Primorsk

21.03.2026

Vadinar

24.04.2026

9256078

LITEYNY PROSPECT

Ust'-Luga

21.03.2026

Singapore

29.04.2026

9274800

ASTRAL

Primorsk

21.03.2026

Mumbai (ex Bombay)

22.04.2026

9489285

KNOSSOS

Ust'-Luga

21.03.2026

Sika

20.04.2026

9317951

MINERVA LIBRA

Ust'-Luga

22.03.2026

Rabigh

18.04.2026

9418482

CETUS

Primorsk

22.03.2026

Visakhapatnam

25.04.2026

9305556

MARVEN

Primorsk

23.03.2026

Mundra

21.04.2026

9249075

RITI

Primorsk

23.03.2026

Aliaga

10.04.2026

9411185

NEPHIRA

Primorsk

23.03.2026

Sika

22.04.2026

9354313

JASMINE

Ust'-Luga

24.03.2026

Sika

02.05.2026

9389679

BULLAR

Primorsk

24.03.2026

Cochin

27.04.2026

9980007

SEABORN

Ust'-Luga

24.03.2026

Maasvlakte

01.04.2026

9809356

BREEZE

Ust'-Luga

25.03.2026

Singapore

07.05.2026

9434890

VOKKI

Primorsk

26.03.2026

Sika

25.04.2026

9247443

SKIRON

Primorsk

26.03.2026

Mersa El Hamra

16.04.2026

9987029

AISOPOS

Ust'-Luga

27.03.2026

Port Said

18.04.2026

9305568

BREEZE

Primorsk

27.03.2026

Paradip Garh

30.04.2026

9297888

WALRUS

Ust'-Luga

27.03.2026

Cochin

27.04.2026

9332157

MINERVA GEORGIA

Primorsk

28.03.2026

Korfez

14.04.2026

9382762

MINERVA SOPHIA

Primorsk

29.03.2026

Yanbu commercial city

30.04.2026

9346859

ANLAN

Primorsk

29.03.2026

Aliaga

16.04.2026

9308077

TYCHE 1

Primorsk

29.03.2026

Visakhapatnam

09.05.2026

9319674

NIGHT GLORY

Primorsk

30.03.2026

Cochin

11.05.2026

9314105

MAKALU

Primorsk

30.03.2026

Yangpu Pt

12.05.2026

9389083

TIGER 6

Ust'-Luga

30.03.2026

New Mangalore

30.04.2026

9330599

LUMIN

Primorsk

31.03.2026

Vadinar

06.05.2026

 

[1] Export volumes of crude oil and petroleum products are presented in the charts using the DWT (deadweight) metric. Deadweight refers to a vessel’s total carrying capacity in tons, and includes the combined weight of cargo, fuel, oil, technical and drnking water, passengers with baggage, crew, and provisions. When analyzing shipments of large volumes of crude oil and petroleum products, this convention does not materially affect the results. Even for tankers with a deadweight of 100,000–150,000 tons, the weight of fuel, water, provisions, and a relatively small crew amounts to only a few hundred tons and therefore does not significantly influence the analysis.

[2] The database contains information on sanctions imposed by Ukraine, the EU, the UK, the US and Canada. Sanctions from other countries were not analyzed.

[3] Information in the database is partly limited for unregistered users. If you are not registered, you will not be able to see information about voyages that were completed more than 60 days before the viewing date by clicking on the links.

 

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​​This publication was produced with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation's Europe and the World Program. The views expressed by the authors do not necessarily reflect those of the International Renaissance Foundation.