The vessel transports oversized, bulk, containerized, and heavy cargo; since October 2022, it has been delivering cargo to Kaliningrad that Lithuania has banned from transit by rail.
The vessel is involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and calls at ports in those territories (Feodosia, Kerch Fishing Port, Kamysh-Burun, Port of Krym, Sevastopol, Berdyansk)
In particular, on April 17, 2024, the dry cargo ship IMO 9376440, with its AIS shipboard signal turned off, called at the temporarily occupied port of Feodosia, where it likely remained until April 25, 2024.
Between October 8 and December 2, 2024, the vessel was in the port of Sevastopol, presumably for repairs.From January 31 to February 4, 2025, the vessel, under the command of master Alexander Yakovlevich Mikhashin, was loading wheat (5,922.9 metric tons) at the port of Berdyansk; the cargo’s destination was Libya, and the vessel’s route was: Berdyansk (TOT, Ukraine) – Caucasus (Roadstead Transshipment Area No. 471, russian federation) – Libya.
From March 10 to April 19, 2025, the dry cargo ship, under the command of master Leonid Vladimirovich Filippov, was in the outer roadstead and loading wheat (5,340.57 metric tons) at the port of Berdyansk; the cargo’s destination was Egypt, and the ship’s route was: Berdyansk (TOT, Ukraine) – Temryuk (russian federation) – Alexandria (Egypt).
From June 25 to September 16, 2025, the dry cargo ship was in the port of Sevastopol. On September 4, 2025, the ship’s main engine failed while attempting to leave the port, as a result of which the dry cargo ship was towed to Dokova Bay.
On November 21, 2025, the vessel departed the port of Sevastopol loaded with wheat (5.76 thousand metric tons).
On April 20, 2026, the vessel was moored at Berth No. 10 of the Kerch Fishing Port.
Between April 25 and May 6, 2026, the dry cargo ship was being loaded with wheat (10 thousand metric tons) at the port of Sevastopol; the cargo’s destination was Turkey.
The vessel is affiliated with the russian sanctioned company OJSC "Northern Maritime Shipping Company" (TIN 2901008432). The company provides services under government defense contracts for the transportation of cargo on behalf of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation. Since 2014, the company has been an active participant in a large-scale logistics chain for the development of infrastructure in the Arctic, commissioned by the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation. OJSC "Northern Shipping Company" provides maritime cargo transportation services on a contractual basis for the sanctioned state-owned enterprise "State Grain Operator" (TIN 9001011019), registered in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, in the city of Melitopol.
OJSC "Northern Shipping Company" is one of the largest shipping companies in northwestern russia, engaged in maritime transportation worldwide, including along the Northern Sea Route. The company’s fleet consists of general-purpose dry cargo ships that transport all types of cargo, including radioactive and hazardous materials.
In May 2022, the United States imposed sanctions on 27 vessels of OJSC "Northern Maritime Shipping Company," including the vessel IMO 9376440, and on the company itself for its activities in the military-technical sector of the russian federation and for transporting military equipment on behalf of the russian armed forces.
On August 3, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the master of the vessel IMO 9376440, Leonid Vladimirovich Filippov (TIN 292600069106).
On November 25, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.
