Maritime Exports of Russian Petroleum Products Through its Black Sea Ports: March 2026 Database

Chart 1. Monthly volumes of Russian petroleum product exports from Black Sea ports, based on the combined deadweight (DWT) of tankers, tonnes

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 petroleum products from the Black Sea and Azov Sea in March 2026.

In March 2026, 103 tankers exported petroleum products from Russian ports in the Black and Azov Seas. They performed 120 voyages and transported a total of about 3 million tons.[1][2]


Importing Countries

Petroleum products were delivered to ports in 17 countries. 

Twelve tankers performed ship-to-ship (STS) transfers at offshore transshipment points in the Mediterranean Sea. One of the tankers performed STS transfer twice.

The countries with the largest volumes of imports of Russian petroleum products from the Black Sea can be found in Chart 2.

Chart 2. Sea exports of Russian petroleum products from Black Sea ports in March 2026 by country, total deadweight of tankers, tons


Flags

Unlike crude oil tankers, the majority of tankers transporting petroleum products in the Black Sea operate under the Russian flag. In March 2026, 32 vessels were operated under the Russian flag. 

17 tankers, that performed 19 voyages, operated under the flag of Liberia. 16 tankers operated under the flag of Panama and performed 21 voyages.

The distribution by flag state is presented in Chart 3.

Chart 3. Flag states of tankers transporting Russian petroleum products from Black Sea and Sea of Azov ports, March 2026


Shipowners

In March, 27 tankers transporting Russian petroleum products from the Black Sea were owned by Russian shipowners. Greek shipowners ranked second with 20 tankers. 14 vessels were owned by companies from Turkey.

More detailed information is provided in Chart 4.

Chart 4. Countries of tanker owners transporting Russian petroleum products Black Sea and Sea of Azov ports, March 2026


Sanctions

Sanctions have been imposed on 22 out of 103 tankers that transported Russian petroleum products from the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov in March, 2026.[3] 

See Chart 5 for details.

Chart 5. Sanctions status of tankers transporting Russian petroleum products Black Sea and Sea of Azov ports, March 2026

 

Details of the voyages[4]

IMO

Name

Departure port

ATD

Destination port

ETA

9293337

SATURN A

Novorossiysk

23.03.2026

Transshipment point
to the south of the port of Limassol,
outside the territorial sea of Cyprus

03.04.2026

9298404

CUMBRIAN

Taman'

25.03.2026

Dortyol

30.03.2026

9251456

BOLTARIS

Novorossiysk

24.03.2026

Transshipment point
to the south of the port of Limassol,
outside the territorial sea of Cyprus

03.04.2026

9335123

MILOU

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

13.03.2026

Transshipment point
in the Laconian Gulf
outside the territorial sea of Greece

18.03.2026

9564671

PORTOFINO

Novorossiysk

30.03.2026

Ciwandan

26.04.2026

9263186

SOUTH STAR

Novorossiysk

05.03.2026

Mersin

24.03.2026

9323364

SILVER ICE

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

18.03.2026

Port Said

28.03.2026

9353096

GURU

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

24.03.2026

Port Said

28.03.2026

9263198

FEI YUN HE

Novorossiysk

15.03.2026

Tartus

03.2026

9290828

SHEKSNA

Novorossiysk

17.03.2026

Port Said

09.05.2026

9430210

GOGLAND

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

21.03.2026

Diliskelesi

23.03.2026

9298595

DORRY

Novorossiysk

18.03.2026

Banjul

08.04.2026

9360415

INDUS 1

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

15.03.2026

Port Said

19.03.2026

9234680

SILVER TIGER

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

25.03.2026

Transshipment point
to the south of the port of Limassol,
outside the territorial sea of Cyprus

30.03.2026

9234680

SILVER TIGER

Tuapse

01.03.2026

El Iskandariya (Alexandria)

11.03.2026

9296119

DORADO CHEM

Novorossiysk

12.03.2026

Batumi

13.03.2026

9420863

KINGSTON

Taman'

08.03.2026

Transshipment point
to the south of the port of Limassol,
outside the territorial sea of Cyprus

18.03.2026

9258014

NOSTOS

Novorossiysk

30.03.2026

Korfez

05.04.2026

9334789

HORIZZON

Novorossiysk

25.03.2026

Lome

22.04.2026

9376816

YANBU

Taman'

10.03.2026

Transshipment point
to the south of the port of Limassol,
outside the territorial sea of Cyprus

17.03.2026

9315800

AEGEAS

Novorossiysk

08.03.2026

Dakar

26.03.2026

9340128

TATIANA

Novorossiysk

25.03.2026

Transshipment point
to the south of the port of Limassol,
outside the territorial sea of Cyprus

31.03.2026

9736690

MUSTAFA NECATI

Novorossiysk

03.03.2026

Giurgiulesti

11.03.2026

9309980

STAR HAWK

Kavkaz

28.03.2026

Batumi

06.04.2026

9433901

KIZOMBA

Novorossiysk

03.2026

Fairless Hills

31.03.2026

9379143

MAGIC WAND

Novorossiysk

03.2026

Korfez

19.03.2026

9399870

BRUNO

Novorossiysk

25.03.2026

Transshipment point
in the Mediterranean Sea
to the east of Ceuta

05.04.2026

9326861

DUKE OF PEACE

Taman'

04.03.2026

Yanbu Industrial City

15.03.2026

9340116

CHEM HELEN

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

11.03.2026

Transshipment point
to the south of the port of Limassol,
outside the territorial sea of Cyprus

17.03.2026

9234587

WAN CHENG

Novorossiysk

16.03.2026

New Mangalore

05.04.2026

9462354

CASTOR I

Novorossiysk

19.03.2026

Korfez

22.03.2026

9296119

DORADO CHEM

Novorossiysk

24.03.2026

Korfez

27.03.2026

9315769

THE SAUCE

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

17.03.2026

Mundra

05.04.2026

9340128

TATIANA

Novorossiysk

01.03.2026

Transshipment point
to the south of the port of Limassol,
outside the territorial sea of Cyprus

06.03.2026

9274654

TONDA

Novorossiysk

15.03.2026

Tuticorin

06.04.2026

9369887

SIRTAKI

Taman'

26.03.2026

Hazira

15.04.2026

9828144

CAPTAIN NIKOS

Novorossiysk

14.03.2026

Lome

08.04.2026

9367683

KALINKA

Taman'

03.2026

Sohar

21.03.2026

9281578

TRANSTONE

Taman'

16.03.2026

Kandla

07.04.2026

9314868

SAN FELIX

Novorossiysk

12.03.2026

Sokhna Port

23.04.2026

9724685

PEARL LIGHT

Tuapse

31.03.2026

Transshipment point
to the south of the port of Limassol,
outside the territorial sea of Cyprus

05.04.2026

9724702

MIAMI LIGHT

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

21.03.2026

Transshipment point
to the south of the port of Limassol,
outside the territorial sea of Cyprus

25.03.2026

9303728

CHRYSOPIGI

Novorossiysk

03.2026

Sika

25.03.2026

9323376

CHARIOT TIDE

Novorossiysk

12.03.2026

Mersin

17.03.2026

9345623

ELYTE

Novorossiysk

29.03.2026

As Suways (Suez)

06.04.2026

9241695

VITALITY

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

15.03.2026

Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang)

06.05.2026

9161065

GAS MARY

Temryuk

22.03.2026

Samsun

26.03.2026

9140592

GAS AURA

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

03.2026

Burgas

28.03.2026

9393668

WALER

Novorossiysk

03.2026

Poti

03.03.2026

9174086

MOZART 1

Temryuk

23.03.2026

Derince

27.03.2026

9397456

HANNA

Novorossiysk

27.03.2026

Transshipment point
to the south of the port of Limassol,
outside the territorial sea of Cyprus

03.04.2026

9255842

MAGNI ALEXA

Novorossiysk

16.03.2026

Aliaga

21.03.2026

9182796

OCEAN AGLAIA

Russian port in the Black Sea.
GPS spoofing

20.03.2026

Iskenderun

23.03.2026

9766140

MUSA DZHALIL

Novorossiysk

23.03.2026

Batumi

26.03.2026

9393668

WALER

Novorossiysk

25.03.2026

El Iskandariya (Alexandria)

02.04.2026

9140592

GAS AURA

Temryuk

08.03.2026

Samsun

13.03.2026

9109316

GAS NERO

Temryuk

19.03.2026

Samsun

22.03.2026

9391402

MESTRAL

Tuapse

03.2026

Mersin

11.03.2026

9174086

MOZART 1

Temryuk

02.03.2026

Diliskelesi

08.03.2026

9251676

CENTAR

Novorossiysk

16.03.2026

Port Said

27.03.2026

9161065

GAS MARY

Temryuk

01.03.2026

Samsun

05.03.2026

9326885

ANAYA

Taman'

09.03.2026

Sika

02.04.2026

9236975

SREDINA

Novorossiysk

20.03.2026

Aliaga

25.03.2026

9109316

GAS NERO

Temryuk

31.03.2026

Burgas

09.04.2026

9240897

LANIKAI

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

26.03.2026

Mumbai (ex Bombay)

18.04.2026

9321196

GISELE

Novorossiysk

07.03.2026

Singapore

28.04.2026

9823039

VOLGOTRANS-2701

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

20.03.2026

Tartus

14.04.2026

8883252

KOYSUG

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

03.2026

Tasucu

25.03.2026

9804215

MILANIYA

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

01.03.2026

Ford Otosan Port, Gölcük

07.03.2026

9640504

ILYA REPIN

Yeysk

31.03.2026

Tekirdag

08.04.2026

8934269

NAVIGER-3

Azov Sea Port

25.03.2026

Samsun

30.03.2026

9292060

TALISMAN

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

30.03.2026

Port Said

15.04.2026

9332389

SANAR-1

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

21.03.2026

Diliskelesi

24.03.2026

8727941

KAPITAN PSHENITSIN

Temryuk

26.03.2026

Diliskelesi

02.04.2026

9683714

VALENTIN GRUZDEV

Yeysk

09.03.2026

Tekirdag

18.03.2026

9640580

VIKTOR VASNETSOV

Yeysk

09.03.2026

Bandirma

14.03.2026

9804227

LINDA

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

18.03.2026

Dortyol

25.03.2026

9435351

OB RIVER

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

21.03.2026

Samsun

24.03.2026

9838204

MARIYA

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

03.2026

Toros Gubre Terminal, Gubre

15.03.2026

9884150

SERGEY LVOV

Rostov-on-Don

25.03.2026

Tekirdag

29.03.2026

9846237

OLGA

Rostov-on-Don

03.2026

Dortyol

05.04.2026

9829069

ANNA

Yeysk

03.2026

Iskenderun

19.03.2026

9804215

MILANIYA

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

24.03.2026

Izmit

27.03.2026

9080156

ASTRAKHAN CITY

Yeysk

02.03.2026

Mersin

20.03.2026

9645085

ISAAC LEVITAN

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

03.03.2026

Diliskelesi

09.03.2026

9645035

PAVEL BRYULLOV

Taganrog

28.03.2026

Diliskelesi

03.04.2026

8727965

KAPITAN SCHEMILKIN

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

24.03.2026

Korfez

26.03.2026

9823065

VOLGOTRANS-2702

Yeysk

03.2026

Tekirdag

07.03.2026

9645035

PAVEL BRYULLOV

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

04.03.2026

Toros Gubre Terminal, Gubre

11.03.2026

9640516

VELES

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

26.03.2026

Marmara Ereglisi

04.04.2026

9621560

BAVLY

Russian port in the Black Sea.
Without AIS

21.03.2026

Marmara Ereglisi

23.03.2026

9640578

VASILY POLENOV

Rostov-on-Don

17.03.2026

Dumyat (Damietta)

28.03.2026

9804239

DARIA

Rostov-on-Don

18.03.2026

Trabzon

24.03.2026

9645023

VASILY SURIKOV

Yeysk

30.03.2026

Bandirma

06.04.2026

9838199

TAMARA

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

17.03.2026

Samsun

20.03.2026

9640504

ILYA REPIN

Yeysk

13.03.2026

Bandirma

18.03.2026

9687980

BIG 5

Novorossiysk

26.03.2026

Mersin

01.04.2026

9823065

VOLGOTRANS-2702

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
Without AIS

25.03.2026

Bandirma

28.03.2026

9679373

TIMVIN

Russian port in the Black Sea.
​​​​​​​Without AIS

23.03.2026

Iskenderun

29.03.2026

9804241

ALEXANDRA

Rostov-on-Don

22.03.2026

Mersin

31.03.2026

9645085

ISAAC LEVITAN

Azov Sea Port

25.03.2026

Diliskelesi

31.03.2026

9683714

VALENTIN GRUZDEV

Yeysk

31.03.2026

Mersin

10.04.2026

9829071

EVGENIYA

Yeysk

03.2026

Limas

18.03.2026

9735141

MIDVOLGA-3

Rostov-on-Don

30.03.2026

Dumyat (Damietta)

19.04.2026

9264271

KOLENTE

Russian port in the Black Sea.
​​​​​​​Without AIS

28.03.2026

Sika

19.04.2026

9295048

HANUMAN

Novorossiysk

09.03.2026

Korfez

19.03.2026

9517070

TITAN

Temryuk

07.03.2026

Korfez

10.03.2026

8727939

NAVIGER-5

Rostov-on-Don

20.03.2026

Iskenderun

29.03.2026

9234599

FT SUNRISE

Russian port in the Black Sea.
​​​​​​​Without AIS

09.03.2026

Zhuhai

17.04.2026

9273442

BLUE EMBER

Russian port in the Black Sea.
​​​​​​​Without AIS

22.03.2026

Singapore

18.04.2026

9084671

DALAL

Taman'

03.2026

Toros Gubre Terminal, Gubre

13.03.2026

9084671

DALAL

Novorossiysk

31.03.2026

Tartus

14.04.2026

8317992

NERMIN TELLI

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
​​​​​​​Without AIS

07.03.2026

Derince

16.03.2026

9035292

AHMET TELLI

Temryuk

03.2026

Derince

11.03.2026

9112870

SABAHAT TELLI

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
​​​​​​​Without AIS

29.03.2026

Izmit

31.03.2026

9112882

ILGAZ

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
​​​​​​​Without AIS

03.2026

Derince

31.03.2026

9035292

AHMET TELLI

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
​​​​​​​Without AIS

28.03.2026

Izmit

31.03.2026

9112882

ILGAZ

Russian port in the Sea of Azov.
​​​​​​​Without AIS

09.03.2026

Diliskelesi

11.03.2026

9122112

AYSE TELLI

Temryuk

28.03.2026

Izmit

31.03.2026

9260005

DURGA

Taman'

15.03.2026

Marmara Ereglisi

18.03.2026

 

[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]Some tanker voyages involving different types of tankers may be related to the transportation of cargoes other than petroleum products, such as fertilizers and vegetable oil. Since Russia removed all cargo information from public access at the beginning of the war against Ukraine, it is impossible to distinguish such voyages in the database. However, according to our estimates, voyages involving tankers carrying cargoes other than petroleum products account for no more than 4–5% of all voyages.

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

[4]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.