Shadow Fleet

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 russian ports using deceptive practices (disabling AIS and conducting dark activities). In particular, in February 2023, the tanker was involved in the supply of a batch of marine diesel to the Kalamata region (Greece) from the russian port of Tuapse, the sender was Amur Trading FZCO, the recipient was Tejarinaft FZCO.
The vessel called at the port of the TOT of Crimea of Ukraine in December 2024, February 2025 with AIS turned off.
The tanker is also involved in bunkering ships of the shadow fleet.
The vessel is affiliated with Maritas Fleet PVT LTD (India), which was the former ISM manager of the tanker. Maritas Fleet PVT LTD was founded in December 2022 in Mumbai. This company is associated with the ISM 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 russian crude oil/petroleum products and was sanctioned by USA for violating the price cap.

The tanker during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo, the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from the russian port of Ust-Luga, as well as using deceptive practices (disabling AIS, conducting dark activities in the Kola Bay area in November 2023, March-April 2024).
The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as part of the shadow fleet of tankers transporting russian oil around the world and threatening the environment.

Танкер в период действия нефтяного эмбарго G7 и ЕС, политики price cap на российскую нефть/нефтепродукты задействован в экспорте российской нефти/нефтепродуктов с применением обманчивых практик (отключение AIS, ведение темной деятельности в районе Керченского пролива, вблизи российских портов в Черном море). Судно осуществляет заходы в российский порт Светлый в Балтийском море, где размещен терминал российской подсанкционной компании ПАО "Лукойл", мощностью 6 млн т нефти и нефтепродуктов, в российский Таманский перегрузочный комплекс нефти и нефтепродуктов, порт Новороссийск в Черном море.
По состоянию на 24 апреля 2025 года владельцем, менеджером танкера с июля 2023 года является китайская компания Bernice Shipping Ltd, флот которой состоит только из судна IMO 9220926.

Since July 2024, the tanker has been used to export russian petroleum products (chemicals) from a russian port in the Pacific region, primarily to China.

The tanker has been implicated in the export chain of russian fossil fuels, including through ship-to-ship (STS) transfers in Libyan waters with its Automatic Identification System (AIS) disabled.
The previous owner and manager of the tanker from February 2021 to July 2025 was the russian company Rusprimexport LLC (ООО "Руспраймэкспорт", TIN 7708368806), whose majority shareholder (99%) is Arodo Shipholding Corp. (registration number 106330), registered in the Marshall Islands. The primary business activity of Rusprimexport LLC is the wholesale trade of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels and related products.

The tanker, during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil and petroleum products, is involved in the export of russian petroleum products to third countries in the interests of PJSC "Tatneft" and PJSC "Lukoil," using deceptive, high-risk shipping practices.
In February 2025, the tanker exported russian petroleum products from the port of Primorsk to Turkey in the interests of PJSC "Tatneft".
In June 2025, the vessel exported russian petroleum products from the port of Vysotsk to third countries in the interests of PJSC "Lukoil"
. In August 2025, the tanker exported russian petroleum products from the "Sheskharis" terminal at the port of Novorossiysk to the PRC in the interests of, among others, PJSC "Lukoil"
. In January 2026, the vessel exported russian petroleum products from the port of Taman to the Saudi Arabia in the interests of PJSC "Taneft".

The tanker during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products is actively involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports in the Black and Baltic seas (Tuapse, Novorossiysk (in particular, from the Sheskharis terminal - a transshipment complex, which is the end point of the main pipelines of JSC Chernomortransneft (TIN 2315072242, under USA sanctions), a subsidiary of the sanctioned PJSC Transneft (TIN 7706061801), Primorsk), including active and prolonged dark activities near russian ports in the Black Sea, near Cyprus.
In 2024, a tanker under the command of captains Delara Nel (Maltese nationality) and Nikitopoulos Nikolaos (Greek nationality) transported russian petroleum products from the port of Tuapse to Turkey.
In 2024, the tanker was involved in the export of russian petroleum products from the "Sheshkharis" terminal at the port of Novorossiysk to Turkey in the interests of PJSC "Gazprom" and PJSC "Lukoil," and from the port of Tuapse to Turkey in the interests of PJSC Oil Company "Rosneft".
In 2025, the vessel was involved in the export of russian petroleum products from the port of Primorsk to Libya.
In September 2025, the tanker transported nearly 35,000 tons of russian-origin petroleum products from the Sheskharis terminal in the port of Novorossiysk to Turkey.
In January 2026, the tanker exported nearly 280,000 barrels of petroleum products from the port of Novorossiysk to Turkey; the seller of the cargo was the sanctioned company Alghaf Marine DMCC. According to available information, Alghaf Marine DMCC was established on December 31, 2024, in Dubai in the interests of PJSC Lukoil to trade in oil and petroleum products, replacing Litasco Middle East DMCC.

The tanker, over 50 years old, has been implicated in servicing (bunkering) vessels with russian affiliation engaged in grain theft schemes involving the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine, as well as tankers of the russian shadow fleet, particularly in the Kerch Strait area, including through deceptive shipping practices such as disabling the Automatic Identification System (AIS) and conducting dark activity in the Kerch Strait.
In September 2024, in the Kerch Strait area, it bunkered the vessel IMO 9720263, which sails under the russian flag, is subject to U.S. sanctions, and has been involved in the export of Ukrainian grain from the port of Sevastopol (TOT of Crimea, Ukraine) to the Iranian port of Bandar Imam Khomeini, Syria, and Yemen, with AIS switched off in line with a common pattern for concealing port calls to Ukrainian ports in TOT Ukraine.
In August 2024, the tanker IMO 9224441 — affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot (ПАО "Совкомфлот"), the largest state-owned shipping company in russia engaged in servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied gas, whose main charterers are russia’s largest oil and gas companies and traders — was bunkered in the Kerch Strait (for 5 hours). This tanker, in turn, has been involved in exporting russian crude oil to third countries from russian ports, including with AIS disabled, and in ship-to-ship (STS) transfers of russian petroleum products in the Kerch Strait area in the Black Sea for further transport to third countries.
In August 2024, it also bunkered the tanker IMO 9242223, considered part of the russian shadow fleet, which had called at a russian port where oil prices were consistently trading above the G7 price cap; this vessel was designated by the U.S. in January 2025.
In June 2024, in the Kerch Strait area, it bunkered (for 4 hours) the tanker IMO 9198783, which was designated by the U.S. in January 2025 for its links to a sanctioned russian company operating in russia’s energy sector.
The vessel is owned by Middle-Volga Shipping Company LLC (ООО "Средне-Волжская судоходная компания"), which is subject to Ukrainian sanctions and has acted as a supplier within the russian state procurement system to the sanctioned JSC Rosnefteflot (АО "Роснефтефлот") under at least two contracts worth 94.4 million rubles. JSC Rosnefteflot is part of the corporate group of the sanctioned PJSC NK Rosneft (ПАО "НК "Роснефть""), a russian state-owned oil and gas company and one of the world’s largest oil producers. The main activities of JSC Rosnefteflot include, in particular, chartering tanker fleet tonnage in the interests of PJSC NK Rosneft and organizing river transportation for PJSC NK Rosneft in the Volga–Don, Azov–Don, Volga, and Volga–Baltic basins.
The fleet of the vessel’s owning company includes other sanctioned vessels.

The tanker is involved in the delivery of petroleum products from ports in the russian federation (the port of Rostov-on-Don) to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine (the port of Kerch). Specifically, in June 2026, the tanker delivered nearly 4,000 metric tons of diesel fuel from the port of Rostov-on-Don to the port of Kerch for unloading.
The vessel is owned by the russian company Middle-Volga Shipping Company LLC (ООО "Средне-Волжская судоходная компания"), which is subject to Ukrainian sanctions. Within the russian state procurement system, it has acted as a supplier to the sanctioned JSC Rosnefteflot (АО "Роснефтефлот") under at least two contracts worth 94.4 million rubles. JSC Rosnefteflot is part of the group of the sanctioned russian PJSC NK Rosneft (НК "Роснефть") – a russian state-owned oil and gas company and one of the world’s largest oil producers. The main activities of JSC Rosnefteflot include, in particular, chartering tanker fleet vessels in the interests of PJSC NK Rosneft, and organizing river transportation for PJSC NK Rosneft in the Volga–Don, Azov–Don, Volga, and Volga–Baltic basins.
The fleet of the vessel’s owner includes other sanctioned vessels.
The vessel has been implicated in bunkering operations in the Kerch Strait area for the tanker IMO 9842176, which is under U.S. sanctions and affiliated with the sanctioned JSC Rosnefteflot, part of the group of the sanctioned PJSC NK Rosneft. The tanker IMO 9842176 has been involved in the export of russian crude oil from russian ports in the Baltic Sea, primarily to India.

The vessel is affiliated with the russian company Middle-Volga Shipping Company LLC (ООО "Средне-Волжская судоходная компания") – a designated entity under Ukrainian sanctions – which, within the framework of the russian state procurement system, has served as a supplier to the sanctioned Rosnefteflot JSC (АО "Роснефтефлот") under at least two contracts worth a total of 94.4 million rubles. Rosnefteflot JSC is part of the corporate group of the sanctioned russian PJSC Rosneft Oil Company (ПАО "НК "Роснефть""), a state-owned oil and gas company and one of the largest oil producers in the world. The main activities of Rosnefteflot JSC include, in particular, chartering tanker tonnage for PJSC Rosneft Oil Company and organising river transportation in the interests of PJSC Rosneft Oil Company in the Volga– Don, Azov– Don, Volga and Volga– Baltic basins. The fleet of the vessel’s owning company includes other designated vessels.
The tanker has been implicated in bunkering operations in the Kerch Strait area, has made port calls at terminals in the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Crimea (Ukraine), and has systematically engaged in dark activity by disabling its Automatic Identification System (AIS) near russian ports in the Sea of Azov, as well as in the Kerch Strait area in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
In September 2024, in the Kerch Strait area, the tanker bunkered the vessel IMO 9851127 and also bunkered the tanker IMO 9640554, the latter affiliated with the designated russian company Rosewood Shipping LLC (ООО "Роузвуд Шиппинг").
As of June 1, 2026, the vessel is in the Caspian Sea, sailing between ports in russia, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan.

The vessel is owned by the russian company Middle-Volga Shipping Company LLC (ООО "Средне-Волжская судоходная компания"), which is subject to Ukrainian sanctions. Within the russian state procurement system, it has acted as a supplier to the sanctioned Rosnefteflot JSC (АО "Роснефтефлот") under at least two contracts worth RUB 94.4 million. Rosnefteflot JSC is part of the group controlled by the sanctioned russian Rosneft Oil Company PJSC (ПАО "НК "Роснефть""), a state-owned oil and gas company and one of the world’s largest oil producers. The main activities of Rosnefteflot JSC include chartering tanker fleet tonnage in favor of Rosneft and organizing river transportation for Rosneft within the Volga– Don, Azov– Don, Volga, and Volga– Baltic basins.
The owner’s fleet includes other sanctioned vessels. The tanker engaged in dark activity in the Kerch Strait area in April, May, and June 2023, as well as in November 2024. In November 2022, it conducted a ship-to-ship (STS) cargo transfer with the tanker IMO 9309576, which is under United States, European Union, and Swiss sanctions and is affiliated with the sanctioned russian Sovcomflot PJSC (ПАО "Совкомфлот"). Sovcomflot is the largest state-owned shipping company in russia, servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production and the transportation of russian oil, oil products, and liquefied natural gas, with its primary charterers being the largest russian oil and gas companies and traders.

The vessel is owned by the sanctioned russian company Middle-Volga Shipping Company LLC (ООО "Средневолжская судоходная компания"), which is subject to Ukrainian sanctions and acts as a supplier to the sanctioned Rosnefteflot JSC (АО "Роснефтефлот") under at least two contracts worth RUB 94.4 million within the russian state procurement system. Rosnefteflot JSC is part of the group of the sanctioned russian state-owned company Rosneft Oil Company PJSC (ПАО "НК "Роснефть"), one of the largest oil producers in the world.
The main activities of Rosnefteflot JSC include chartering tanker vessels for Rosneft PJSC, and organizing river transportation within the Volga-Don, Azov-Don, Volga, and Volga-Baltic basins.
The fleet of the vessel’s owner includes other sanctioned vessels.
Since May 2023, the tanker has been consistently engaged in dark activity near the Kerch Strait, in the Black Sea and Azov Sea, including the area between Mariupol and Yeysk.
In August 2024, the tanker bunkered the sanctioned vessel IMO 9903877 in the Kerch Strait area of the Azov Sea, as well as the vessel IMO 9224441, which is affiliated with the sanctioned russian company Sovcomflot PJSC (ПАО "Совкомфлот")—the largest state-owned shipping company in russia specializing in offshore hydrocarbon support and the transportation of russian oil, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas. Its vessels are primarily chartered by major russian oil and gas companies and traders.
Also in August 2024, the tanker bunkered the vessels IMO 9720263 (under U.S. sanctions), IMO 9715270, and IMO 8866321—all participants in schemes involving the theft of Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine.
In November 2022, the tanker conducted a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer with tanker IMO 9309576 (under U.S., EU, and Swiss sanctions), which is also affiliated with Sovcomflot PJSC.