Shadow Fleet

During the G7 and EU oil embargo and price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products.
In early February 2025, there was an explosion on board off the coast of Libya, which caused significant damage to the ship and required a rescue operation. In early January 2025, the ship called at the russian port of St. Petersburg, as well as at the Portenergo terminal in the port of Ust-Luga.
The vessel belongs to the fleet of Cymare Navigation FZC (UAE). This company is linked through a group of tankers to a Cypriot company with a similar name — Cymare Shipmanagement Ltd (IMO 5883981, registration number: HE 309832). Cymare Shipmanagement Ltd is managed by: Andrei Hudzasvili (citizen of the Republic of Estonia) – director; Nikolay Spichenok (citizen of the United Kingdom) – director; Victoria Orlova Papaduri (citizen of the Republic of Cyprus) – serves as both director and secretary. A. Hudzasvili and N. Spichenok are also directors of the affiliated Cypriot company Cymare Crew Ltd (ΗΕ 359400). In addition, N. Spichenok is a director of Peremoga Investment Ltd (registration number: ΗΕ 300440) and a director of SCF Management Services (Cyprus) Ltd (registration number: HE 42739). From 2012 to 2015, N. Spichenok held the position of director of the technical fleet management department of the sanctioned company PJSC Sovcomflot. Sovcomflot PJSC is russia's largest state-owned shipping company providing services for offshore hydrocarbon production and transportation of russian crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas. The main charterers of Sovcomflot PJSC vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. Sovcomflot PJSC participates in the servicing of major oil and gas projects in russia: Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Yamal LNG, and others.
Since September 2025, the vessel has been owned and operated by Tanker Trade Ltd (IMO 0332883), incorporated in the Marshall Islands, at an address widely used for registering companies that own/manage tankers in the russian shadow fleet.

The tanker makes port calls to the ports of the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine.
The vessel is affiliated with Enea LLC (ООО "Энея", TIN 6164136080), a russian company linked to the sanctioned Jamaldin Pashayev. Enea LLC is involved in covert deliveries–including aviation fuel–to Syria on behalf of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation. Since October 2024, the company has been headed by Magomed Aliyevich Abdulatipov (TIN 053689064586), who previously served as the head of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Administration of Caspian Sea Ports".
The tanker’s owner since March 2021 is SBK Dolina LLC (ООО "СБК Долина", TIN 7714420564), founded by LSCapital LLC (ООО "ЛСКепитал", TIN 7703426420). The beneficiaries of LSCapital since April 11, 2022, are Aslan Dzhamaldinovich Pashayev (TIN 771917667217, 75%) and Oleksandr Ivanovych Lapko (TIN 771515523462, 25%). Pashayev serves as CEO of LSCapital, while Lapko heads SBK Dolina. SBK Dolina is associated with Sberbank, which held the vessel as collateral at the time of its sale by the previous owner.
Aslan Pashayev is likely the son of Dzhamaldin Emirmagomedovich Pashayev, a sanctioned businessman from Astrakhan who owns and controls a network of russian shipping companies operating out of the port of Olya, Astrakhan region.
Enterprises linked to Dzhamaldin Pashayev have been involved in russian military exports since 2021, concluding over 200 contracts for the maritime transport of military cargo worldwide. Pashayev and his companies are a key component in the logistics chain supplying aircraft and components to the sanctioned Special Economic Zone "Alabuga" (ОЭЗ "Алабуга"), one of the main UAV assembly facilities for the russian Ministry of Defense, supported by Iran.
Dzhamaldin Pashayev is also affiliated with the sanctioned shipping company MG-Flot LLC (ООО "МГ-Флот"), whose vessels are engaged in transporting weapons from Syria, Iran, and North Korea to russia, as well as carrying Iranian oil.

The tanker, during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil and petroleum products, has been involved in the export of russian petroleum products, including through STS transfers near European countries. The vessel has been turning off its AIS and engaging in dark activities in the Kerch Strait area, near russian ports in the Black Sea.
In March 2023, the tanker exported a total of nearly 268,500 barrels of petroleum products (sold by PJSC Oil Company "Rosneft") from the port of Taman to Tunisia (the port of La Skhirra).
In August 2023, on behalf of GMS Trading Middle East DMCC, the tanker IMO 9374416 was used to export a shipment of russian petroleum products (nearly 30,000 tons, respectively) from the russian port of Tuapse to Turkey; the shipper of the cargo was the sanctioned russian company PJSC Oil Company Rosneft.
In December 2023, the vessel exported in total almost 268,500 barrels of russian petroleum products (sold by PJSC "Surgutneftegaz") from the port of Ust-Luga to Jamaica.
In July 2024, the tanker exported over 246,000 barrels of russian petroleum products (sold by PJSC Oil Company Rosneft) from the port of Tuapse to a transshipment area near Greece, where in August 2024 it carried out an STS transfer of cargo to tanker IMO 9247443 (under sanctions since May 2025).
In August 2024, the tanker exported nearly 268,500 barrels of russian petroleum products (sold by PJSC Oil Company "Rosneft") from the port of Tuapse to Turkey.
In March 2025, the tanker IMO 9374416 exported approximately 224,000 barrels of russian petroleum products (sold by PJSC Oil Company "Rosneft") from the port of Tuapse to Ivory Coast, where it performed an STS transfer to tanker IMO 9607643.
In May 2025, the vessel exported approximately 224,000 barrels of russian petroleum products (seller: PJSC Oil Company "Rosneft") from the port of Taman to Egypt (port of El Dekheila).
In July 2025, the vessel exported approximately 224,000 barrels of russian petroleum products (seller: PJSC Oil Company "Rosneft") from the port of Tuapse to Turkey (OPET Mersin Terminal).
In August 2025, the tanker exported nearly 224,000 barrels of russian petroleum products (sold by PJSC Oil Company "Rosneft") from the port of Tuapse to Turkey.
In September 2025, the tanker exported two shipments of russian petroleum products (sold by PJSC Oil Company "Rosneft") 268,499 and 223,835 thousand barrels from the port of Tuapse to Turkey (Mersin) and to Libya (Zawia Refinery), respectively.
In January 2026, the tanker exported nearly 235,000 barrels of russian petroleum products (sold by PJSC Oil Company "Rosneft") from the port of Tuapse to a transshipment area near Cyprus, where it performed an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9243318.

During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian oil and petroleum products, the tanker SUZDAL has been actively engaged in the export of russian-origin oil and petroleum products from russian ports.
The vessel has also made repeated port calls to terminals in the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, including the ports of Sevastopol and Kamysh-Burun.

During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil and petroleum products, the tanker has been involved in the export of russian crude oil and petroleum products. The vessel makes port calls at the ports of the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine, in particular at the port of Crimea in August 2025.

The tanker is engaged in the export of russian oil and petroleum products during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian oil and petroleum products.
The vessel makes port calls at the ports of the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine, in particular in July 2025 at the port of Crimea, located on the western shore of the Kerch Strait, in the northeastern part of the city of Kerch, near the village of Zhukovka.
The tanker is affiliated with the russian company Volgotrans LLC (ООО "Волготранс", TIN 6317079434), which is under Ukrainian sanctions.

The vessel has been engaged in the bunkering of sanctioned tankers belonging to the russian shadow fleet, which are involved in the export of russian-origin oil and petroleum products – particularly from the russian port of Novorossiysk – including vessels IMO 9387255, IMO 9304629, IMO 9164512, and IMO 9209972.
In addition, the vessel IMO 8894536 has provided bunkering services to other sanctioned vessels, including those implicated in illicit grain-extraction schemes involving the removal of Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, such as vessels IMO 9720263 and IMO 9691785.

The floating storage unit IMO 9448968 is owned and operated by the russian company "Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft" LLC (ООО "Лукойл-Нижневолжскнефть", TIN 3444070534), one of the largest oil producers engaged in the exploration and development of oil and gas fields in the Caspian and Azov Seas. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the designated russian entity PJSC "LUKOIL" (ПАО "Лукойл").
The storage unit is designated to receive and store crude oil from the Yuri Korchagin offshore field, located in russian territorial waters in the northern Caspian Sea, approximately 180 km from Astrakhan and 240 km from Makhachkala. The field was discovered in 2000 by PJSC "LUKOIL", which is currently subject to international sanctions.
Crude oil stored at the tanker IMO 9448968 is transferred ashore to Makhachkala via shuttle tankers with deadweight capacities ranging from 6,000 to 12,000 tons. In Makhachkala, the oil enters the "Makhachkala–Novorossiysk" pipeline, jointly operated by Azerbaijan’s state-owned company SOCAR and the designated russian company PJSC Transneft (ПАО "Транснефть", TIN 7706061801).
FSO IMO 9448968 has also been used in export operations involving russian-origin oil and petroleum products, including via designated tankers IMO 9397676 and IMO 9284116.

During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian oil and petroleum products, the tanker has been actively engaged in the export of russian-origin oil and petroleum products, both directly from russian ports and via ship-to-ship (STS) transfers near European countries. The vessel has also engaged in deceptive shipping practices, including dark activity (AIS disabled) near russian ports in the Black Sea.
In January 2023, the tanker transported over 29,000 metric tons of petroleum products from the russian port of Tuapse. The Tuapse production facility comprises a refinery and maritime terminal owned by the designated russian entity PJSC "NK "Rosneft" (ПАО "НК "Роснефть"). The consignor of the cargo was PJSC "NK "Rosneft", and the consignee was Bellatrix Energy Limited, also a designated entity.
In August 2024, the vessel completed another shipment of russian-origin oil and petroleum products from Tuapse to Turkey.
The tanker has also participated in STS operations involving russian-origin oil and petroleum products near Greece. On 8 March 2025, while in the southern part of the Laconian Gulf, the tanker IMO 9299496 received russian-origin petroleum products via STS transfer from the tanker IMO 9692844, which had arrived from the russian port of Primorsk. The cargo was later discharged at the Petrol Ofisi Terminal in Iskenderun, Turkey.
In March–April 2025, the vessel completed a voyage from the russian port of Novorossiysk to the port of Mundra, India.

During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian oil and petroleum products, the tanker has been actively engaged in the export of russian-origin oil and petroleum products. In 2023, it operated out of the port of Tuapse, and since May 2025, it has been active in shipments from the port of Primorsk.
The vessel has also engaged in dark activity (AIS disabled) near russian Black Sea ports in 2023, and in May 2025 near Finland, the Åland Islands, and the russian port of Ust-Luga.
Between May and November 2023, the vessel ІМО 9293337 carried out seven export operations involving russian petroleum products from Tuapse. The Tuapse production facility includes a refinery and maritime terminal owned by the designated russian entity PJSC "NK "Rosneft" (ПАО "НК "Роснефть"). The consignor for these shipments was PJSC "NK "Rosneft", while the consignee was GMS Trading Middle East DMCC.

During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from the ports of Tuapse, Nakhodka, and the Taman crude oil/petroleum products transshipment complex. In 2025, the tanker systematically engages in dark activities in the area near the port of Feodosia (TOT Crimea of Ukraine), near russian ports in the Black Sea.
In February 2023, the tanker was involved in the export of russian oil (almost 55 thousand tons) from the russian port of Tuapse. The sender of the cargo was Amur Trading FZCO, and the recipient was Tejarinaft FZCO, founded on April 25, 2022. Amur Trading FZCO and Tejarinaft FZCO are among a number of oil traders involved in the purchase of russian crude oil/petroleum products from the sanctioned russian PJSC Rosneft Oil Company in 2023.
The tanker is connected to an incident that threatened environmental safety. On February 10, 2025, the tanker suffered a fuel oil leak while bunkering at anchorage in Ambarli, near Istanbul (Turkey) due to a technical malfunction.

During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker was involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products, bunkering of sanctioned vessels with russian affiliation, and shadow fleet vessels in the russian EEZ in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, and the Kerch Strait.
In January and February 2023, the tanker was involved in the export of russian oil products from the russian port of Tuapse, where a production complex belonging to the sanctioned PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, the Tuapse Oil Refinery with a sea terminal, is located. The sender of the cargo was the sanctioned russian Rosneft, and the recipient was Tejarinaft FZCO.
In November 2024, in the waters of the Azov Sea to the north of the Kerch Strait, the tanker bunkered the sanctioned vessel IMO 9851127, affiliated with the sanctioned russian shipping company Paula Rise LLC, which was sanctioned by the United States in February 2023 for its activities in the maritime sector of the russian economy, participation in increasing russia's trade with Turkey and facilitating the supply of materials to construction sites in the Arctic; the transfer of cargo with the tanker IMO 9262924, which is considered part of the shadow fleet of the russian federation and was sanctioned by the United Kingdom in February 2025.
In October 2024, in the waters of the Azov Sea to the north of the Kerch Strait, the tanker bunkered tanker IMO 9224441, affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian oil, petroleum products, and liquefied gas, whose main charterers are the largest oil and gas companies and traders in russia; the tanker IMO 9222560, which is considered to be part of the shadow fleet involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products using deceptive, high-risk practices, calling at the ports of the TOT of Crimea in Ukraine.
The tanker is affiliated with the Indian companies Maritas Fleet PVT LTD, Bravo Ship Management Pvt Ltd, which were the former ISM managers of the tanker. Maritas Fleet PVT LTD and Bravo Ship Management Pvt Ltd are associated with the management of tankers affiliated with the sanctioned company Hennesea Holdings Limited (UAE), which shortly before the price cap policy came into force acquired 18 oil tankers transporting russian sanctioned crude oil/petroleum products and was sanctioned by the USA for violating the price cap.