Viktor Zabelin

It calls at the ports of the TOT of Crimea (Ukraine) with the AIS signal switched off.
The vessel is owned and operated by the sanctioned russian shipping company OJSC "Northern shipping company", which is affiliated with the russian ministry of defence, in particular, it provides services under state defence contracts for the transportation of goods in the interests of the russian ministry of defence.
It is one of the largest shipping companies in north-west russia, engaged in shipping worldwide, including along the Northern Sea Route. The company's fleet consists of multipurpose dry bulk carriers that transport all types of cargo, including radioactive and hazardous cargo. It comprises 30 vessels for various purposes: 18 vessels of the transport fleet, 7 of the dredging fleet and 5 of the auxiliary fleet. The company carries out sea liner, tram, multimodal transport, cargo delivery to unequipped shores, towing of various objects, technical management (repair, supply, shipping and warehousing services), provides crew training, corrects nautical charts, and provides mixed (river-sea) navigation vessels with inland waterway charts.
In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on 27 vessels of the russian OJSC Northern shipping company, including the "Viktor Zabelin", and the company itself due to their involvement in the military logistics sector of the russian federation, transporting tanks and other military equipment for the russian armed forces.

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