ALPHA HELIOS

The vessel is designed for transportation of general and bulk cargoes, bundled lumber, round timber, scrap metal, metal in bundles and coils, bulky, large, long and heavy cargo, coal, dangerous goods and category "B" cargo (project № RSD59).
Involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain from TOT Crimea (Ukraine).
According to available information, in December 2025, the vessel was loaded at the port of Kerch (7,526 metric tons of wheat); its port of destination was the port of Kavkaz (russian federation), and its final port of call was a port in Israel. In January 2026, the vessel was loaded at the port of Kerch (7,533 thousand tons of wheat), with the port of destination being the port of Kavkaz (russian federation) and the final port being a port in Israel. In February 2026, the vessel was loaded twice at the port of Kerch (7,479 and 7,505 thousand tons of wheat, respectively), with the port of destination being the port of Kavkaz (russian federation) and the final port being a port in Israel. In March 2026, the vessel was loaded four times at the port of Kerch, specifically 7,561 and 7,253 thousand tons of wheat; the port of destination was the port of Kavkaz (russian federation), and the final port was a port in Egypt; 7,000 tons of wheat, with the port of destination being the Port of Kavkaz (russian federation) and the final port being a port in Libya; 7,522 tons of barley, with the port of destination being the Port of Kavkaz (russian federation) and the final port being a port in Egypt. The vessel was also loaded six times with wheat and barley at the port of Kerch in April 2026; the port of destination for the grain cargo was the port of Kavkaz (russian federation), and the final ports were in Egypt, Israel, and Indonesia.
In April 2023, the vessel was sanctioned by USA due to its ties to the sanctioned russian state-owned company JSC GTLK.
JSC GTLK specializes in air, sea, rail, passenger transportation, automotive, special equipment for russian companies in the transport industry, investment activities for the development of the transport infrastructure of russia, controlled by the ministry of transport of russian federation. The CEO of JSC GTLK is a sanctioned Ditrikh Yevgeniy Ivanovich.
The owner and manager of the vessel is a russian company Alpha LLC (TIN 6164106688), affiliated with GTLK, specializing in wholesale of liquid, solid, gaseous fuels, wholesale of grain, and maritime cargo transport activities.
On November 25, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.