Marine and Aircraft

Vessels

Airports and Ports

involved in the transportation of weapons, stolen Ukrainian products and in the circumvention of sanctions

Total number:

569

Marine vessels

Captains

Updated: 26.12.2024

Maritime logistics is critical for building up the aggressor`s military capabilities, moving troops, obtaining weapons and sanctioned items, and trafficking in stolen goods. Aggressors transport weapons through international straits on civilian merchant ships. Fossil fuel exports, bypassing sanctions, are the main source of income for russia and Iran. The shadow tanker fleet and ships without ice class in the Arctic threaten an environmental disaster. Through the sale of agricultural products from the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, russia finances the war and maintains the loyalty of its allies - Iran and the DPRK.

Together we can stop this to restore peace and security

Actions to be taken:

to sanction the vessels on the list below, as well as all related companies and individuals (owners, operators, managers, executives, senior crew members)
to prohibit the entry of such vessels into ports, territorial waters, EEZs and international straits, and the sale of spare parts for them
to apply secondary sanctions against companies and persons cooperating with such vessels and companies
to prohibit ship-to-ship operations with russian fossil fuels in the territorial waters and EEZs
to require confirmation of P&I insurance coverage (capitalized and with an independent credit rating) for all oil tankers, which enter ports, territorial waters, EEZs and international straits, and to block passage for violators
to increase and ensure compliance with environmental and safety requirements for tankers entering territorial waters, EEZs and international straits

to require bank statements to confirm compliance with the price-cap when receiving insurance and other services
to involve financial and specialized institutions in the gathering of evidence, to publish the results of investigations, and to apply real penalties, including significant fines
to prohibit the sale of used tankers to the ‘owner states’ of the shadow fleet, to apply secondary sanctions to those who violate the ban
to stop the registration of vessels that systematically engage in dark activities at sea
to exchange information and synchronize efforts with other countries

Marine vessels

Captains

Shadow
Fleet

Air vessels Ports Airports

The shadow tanker fleet transports growing volumes of sanctioned crude oil around the world, generating multi-billion-dollar revenues for russia, Iran, and threatening environmental safety in the World Ocean.

The sanctioned countries look for new markets for oil, build up their tanker fleet to circumvent the restrictions, and ship crude oil mainly to China and India.

The shadow tanker fleet with a total deadweight of more than 100 million tons (approximately 17% of the world`s oil tanker fleet) includes more than a thousand mostly outdated, poorly maintained vessels without proper insurance, with "complicated" ownership and management structures located in "friendly" jurisdictions, under "convenient" flags. Such vessels resort to deceptive tactics at sea to conceal the origin of their cargo, threaten "environmental chaos" and billion-dollar losses to coastal countries by passing through heavily trafficked narrow international transportation routes without pilotage. Since the beginning of russia`s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, shadow tankers have already been involved in more than 50 incidents from the Danish straits to Malaysia.