Marine Vessels

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 September 2025, the tanker transported russian petroleum products from the Sheskharis terminal in the port of Novorossiysk to Togo. The Sheskharis terminal is a transshipment complex, the endpoint of the main pipelines of JSC Chernomortransneft (TIN 2315072242, under US sanctions) — a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian company Transneft (TIN 7706061801).

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 September 2025, the tanker transported nearly 30,000 tons of russian petroleum products from the Sheshkharis terminal in the port of Novorossiysk to Turkey. The cargo was shipped by Tatneft. The Sheskharis terminal is a transshipment complex, the endpoint of the main pipelines of Chernomortransneft (TIN 2315072242, under US sanctions) — a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian company Transneft (TIN 7706061801).

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 September 2025, the vessel exported nearly 140,000 tons of russian oil from the Sheskharis terminal in the port of Novorossiysk to a third country. The shipper was the sanctioned company PJSC Surgutneftegaz.
The Sheskharis terminal is a transshipment complex, the endpoint of the main pipelines of JSC Chernomortransneft (TIN 2315072242, under US sanctions) — a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian PJSC Transneft (TIN 7706061801).

During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil and petroleum products, the tanker is involved in the export of russian petroleum products from the russian ports of Novorossiysk, Tuapse, Taman, Primorsk, Ust-Luga, and Murmansk to Turkey, Libya, Brazil, and Egypt in the interests of russia’s largest oil companies—PJSC Oil Company "Rosneft", PJSC "Surgutneftegaz", PJSC "Transneft", and others.

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 2025, the vessel transported 30,000 tons of russian petroleum products from the port of Tuapse (russia) to Turkey. The cargo was shipped by Rosneft and chartered by Luna Adriatic.
The tanker is operated by the Greek company SEA TRADE MARINE SA (IMO 6217279, Malta).

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 from russian ports on the Baltic and Black Seas.
In September 2025, the vessel exported nearly 33,000 tons of russian petroleum products from the Sheshkharis terminal in the port of Novorossiysk to Turkey. The shipper was the sanctioned russian company PJSC Lukoil, and the charterer was Litasco. The Sheshkharis terminal is a transshipment complex, the endpoint of the main pipelines of JSC Chernomortransneft (TIN 2315072242, under US sanctions) — a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian company Transneft (TIN 7706061801).

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 used since June 2024 to export russian petroleum products from russian ports on the Baltic and Black Seas, and the Pacific region to third countries (Singapore, Turkey, Morocco, etc.).
From May 2024 to May 2026, the tanker was operated by Sea Trade Marine SA (IMO 6217279, Malta).
In September 2025, the vessel exported 47.5 thousand tons of russian oil from the Sheskharis terminal in the port of Novorossiysk to India. The Sheskharis terminal is a transshipment complex, the endpoint of the main pipelines of JSC Chernomortransneft (TIN 2315072242, under US sanctions) — a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian Transneft PJSC (TIN 7706061801).
In February 2026, the vessel exported nearly 30,000 metric tons of russian petroleum products from the port of Novorossiysk to Morocco.
In May 2026, the tanker exported nearly 30,000 metric tons of russian petroleum products from the port of Novorossiysk to Turkey.
Since May 2026, the tanker has been operated by Swiss Carriers SA, a company incorporated in Panama with an office in Greece.
The vessel is involved in the oil sector of the russian federation’s economy, the profits from which are one of the most important sources of revenue for the aggressor state’s budget.

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 from russian ports on the Baltic and Black Seas to third countries.
Specifically, in April 2026, the tanker exported more than 988,000 barrels of Urals crude from the Sheshkharis terminal at the Port of Novorossiysk to India; among the sellers of the cargo was PJSC Lukoil.
On December 13, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the tanker.

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 September 2025, the vessel exported nearly 29,000 tons of russian petroleum products from the port of Tuapse to Turkey.
The tanker calls at the Sheskharis terminal in 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).

During the period when the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil and petroleum products are in effect, the tanker is actively involved in the export of russian petroleum products from the ports of St. Petersburg, Taman, Primorsk, and Ust-Luga to Turkey, Libya, and Brazil.
On December 13, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the tanker.

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 from russian ports of the Baltic Sea to third countries in 2024–2025.
Tanker IMO 9430272 is the sole vessel owned by Jinhui Shipping Ltd (Marshall Islands), which indicates an opaque corporate management policy.
Since December 19, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since January 13, 2026, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On February 12, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On February 24, 2026, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.
In early May 2026, the Swedish Coast Guard intercepted and detained the tanker IMO 9430272 in its territorial waters in the Baltic Sea near Trelleborg. The tanker was sailing without cargo under a false Syrian flag. Syria officially notified the International Maritime Organization that it had not registered this vessel. In fact, it turned out to be stateless—and under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), this gives a coastal state the right to board a vessel in its territorial waters. On board the tanker, IMO 9430272, authorities discovered serious violations of shipping standards (technical issues, problems with the oil record book), as well as a lack of proper insurance. The vessel’s captain (a citizen of the People’s Republic of China) was detained on suspicion of using forged documents and violating maritime law; however, by mid-June 2026, Swedish authorities released him due to insufficient grounds for detention. As of June 17, 2026, the tanker remains off the coast of Skåne and is subject to a ban on operation.
On June 12, 2026, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.

During the period of the G7+ embargo and price cap policy on russian crude oil / petroleum products, the tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil / petroleum products.
On December 19, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on the vessel that operated in a way as to facilitate or engage in the violation or circumvention or otherwise significantly frustrate the provisions of this Regulation or of Regulations (EU) No 269/2014, (EU) No 692/2014 or (EU) 2022/263.
Since January 13, 2026, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On February 12, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.
In June 2026, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.