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During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price-cap policy on Russian oil, the tanker was involved in the export of oil to third countries from Russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas.
The vessel is certified by the regulator Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (IACS).
The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as a shadow fleet.
The tanker is affiliated with Thang Long Gas Co LTD (Vietnam), whose fleet was involved in the transportation of sanctioned Venezuelan and Iranian oil. Thang Long Gas Co LTD was the previous owner and manager of the tanker.
russia has created its own shadow fleet of tankers, mostly made up of older tankers, many of which have experience in operating under sanctions imposed on regimes such as Iran. Since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, more than 90 vessels that previously helped Tehran export Iranian oil are now helping russia transport russian oil/oil products. In May 2022, UANI predicted that russia would use a 'ghost armada' to ensure that excess profits from oil exports flow to its Chinese partner, in particular.
Oil exports from russia are the most important source of income for the kremlin regime to finance the war against Ukraine. The tax on oil production collected by the russian federation in 2023 amounted to 8.9 trillion rubles, or 31% of total federal revenues. According to CREA data for September 2024, russia's revenues from crude oil exported by sea amounted to 192 million euros per day, 86% of the total volume of russian marine crude oil was transported by shadow tankers, while tankers owned or insured in countries that impose price restrictions accounted for 14% of the total value of russian oil exported in September.
The shadow tanker fleet continues to generate multibillion-dollar revenues for the kremlin by circumventing sanctions by disguising its activities under third-country flags, using complex schemes to conceal owners, and poses significant environmental safety hazards with significant economic costs to coastal countries and/or the international community due to the outdated and inadequately insured shadow fleet tankers.

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Algeciras (Spain), Jurong Island (Singapore), Lanshan (PRC), Mundra (India), Novorossiysk (russia), Port Said (Egypt), Zeytinburnu (Turkey), Ust-Luga (russia), Suez (Egypt), Primorsk (russia), Bedi Bunder (India), Adabiya (Egypt), Vadinar Terminal (India), New Mangalore (India), Cochin (India), Jamnagar Terminal (India), Dung Quat (Vietnam), Icdas (Turkey), Akcansa (Turkey), Batu Ampar (Indonesia), Pulau Ayer Chawan (Singapore)