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Marine and Aircraft

Vessels

Airports and Ports

involved in the transportation of weapons, stolen Ukrainian products and in the circumvention of sanctions

Total number:

1067

Marine vessels

155

Captains

Updated: 18.08.2025

Maritime logistics is critically important for building up the aggressor`s military capabilities, moving troops, obtaining weapons and sanctioned goods, and trading stolen goods. Aggressors transport weapons through international straits on civilian merchant vessels. Exporting fossil fuels to circumvent sanctions is the main source of income for russia and Iran. The shadow tanker fleet and ships without ice class in the Arctic threaten an environmental disaster. Through the sale of agricultural products from the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, russia finances the war and maintains the loyalty of its allies, Iran and the DPRK.

Together we can stop this to restore peace and security

Actions to be taken:

to sanction the vessels on the list below, as well as all related companies and individuals (owners, operators, managers, executives, senior crew members)
to prohibit the entry of such vessels into ports, territorial waters, EEZs and international straits, and the sale of spare parts for them
to apply secondary sanctions against companies and persons cooperating with such vessels and companies
to prohibit ship-to-ship operations with russian fossil fuels in the territorial waters and EEZs
to use technological solutions to detect the real routes of vessels that use spoofing and manipulate AIS
to require confirmation of P&I insurance coverage (capitalized and with an independent credit rating) for all oil tankers, which enter ports, territorial waters, EEZs and international straits, and to block passage for violators
to increase and ensure compliance with environmental and safety requirements for tankers entering territorial waters, EEZs and international straits

to require bank statements to confirm compliance with the price-cap when receiving insurance and other services
to involve financial and specialized institutions in the gathering of evidence, to publish the results of investigations, and to apply real penalties, including significant fines
to prohibit the sale of used tankers to the ‘owner states’ of the shadow fleet, to apply secondary sanctions to those who violate the ban
to stop the registration of vessels that systematically engage in dark activities at sea
to exchange information and synchronize efforts with other countries

Marine vessels

Air vessels Ports Airports

Total: 1

YA QING HAI YANG

YA QING HAI YANG

Deck Cargo Ship

Involvement in energy projects

The vessel, together with two other designated vessels – Na Feng Zhi Xing (IMO 9934498) and Hunter Star (IMO 9830769) – was involved in the October 2024 delivery from China to the russian port of Utrenny of large-scale power generation modules for the designated Arctic LNG 2 project. The power plant is a key component for the commissioning of the second train of the Arctic LNG 2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. It is configured to include 24 Harbin Guanghan CGT30 turbines with a total generation capacity of approximately 650 MW. Arctic LNG 2 is the second large-scale LNG project operated by the designated russian company PJSC Novatek (ПАО "Новатэк") – the project’s majority shareholder – and is located on the Gydan Peninsula. The project was sanctioned by the United States in November 2023 and by the United Kingdom in February 2024. The vessel (IMO 1021570) departed from the Chinese port of Zhangjiagang on 24 September and arrived at the port of Utrenny on 30 October 2024. During the delivery, the Chinese vessels travelled over 1,500 nautical miles through partially ice-covered seas without having an ice-class designation. Nonetheless, the russian Main Directorate of the Northern Sea Route issued a permit to Ocean 28 – a non-ice-class vessel – to navigate the waters of the Northern Sea Route along the route "Eastern boundary of the Northern Sea Route – Sabetta port – Western boundary of the Northern Sea Route", valid from 1 October to 15 November 2024. The permit stated that the vessel required icebreaker escort "in ice-free waters and light ice conditions". According to the Northern Sea Route Administration, only one nuclear-powered icebreaker was operating in the eastern sector of the route throughout October. The vessel (IMO 1021570) is one of numerous non-ice-class ships that were authorized by russia to operate in the remote Arctic waters during autumn 2024. The presence of such vessels in ice-covered Arctic seas without proper classification demonstrates that russia prioritizes the continuity of its oil and gas exports over maritime safety in the Arctic. The delivery of the power station to the designated Arctic LNG 2 project ahead of winter further indicates the intent of the designated russian company PJSC Novatek (ПАО "Новатэк") to launch an LNG production train with a capacity of 6.6 million tons per year at the site in 2025. On 10 January 2025, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel. On 20 May 2025, the European Union imposed sanctions on the vessel for facilitating or supporting actions or policies aimed at the exploitation, development, or expansion of the russian energy sector, including its energy infrastructure; these sanctions took effect on 21 May 2025. On 3 June 2025, the sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel entered into force.

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