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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 to third countries.
In September and October 2025, the vessel transported two shipments (totaling over 60,000 tons) of russian petroleum products from the port of Novorossiysk (russia) to Egypt and India.
The tanker, operated by the Italian company NAVIGAZIONE MONTANARI SPA, calls at ports in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, in particular at the port of Kamysh-Burun in October 2025.
The tanker calls at the Sheskharis terminal of the port of Novorossiysk, which is a transshipment complex and the endpoint of the main pipelines of JSC Chernomortransneft (TIN 2315072242, under US sanctions) — a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian company Transneft (TIN 7706061801).
On December 13, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the tanker.