Marine Vessels

The vessel is owned by the sanctioned russian shipping company MG-Flot LLC (TIN 3017041900, formerly known as Transmorfloot LLC).
In May 2022, the US imposed sanctions on 16 of the company's vessels, including IMO 9349291.
MG-Flot LLC is linked to Astrakhan businessman Jamaldin Emir Magomedovich Pashayev, who built his business around the commercial port of Olya in the Astrakhan region. This location was proposed as a key logistics hub for the North-South international transport corridor, the creation and construction of which was supervised and controlled by former russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. The key purpose of the transport corridor was trade with sanctioned Iran, which could import and export goods via the North-South route.
On October 2, 2024, the ship entered the port of Novorossiysk after delivering cargo to Libya from Iraq.

The vessel is owned by the sanctioned russian maritime shipping company MG-Flot LLC (ООО "МГ-Флот"; formerly Transmorflot LLC – ООО "Трансморфлот").
In May 2022, the United States imposed sanctions on Transmorflot LLC and its vessels involved in transporting weapons for the russian federation.
MG-Flot LLC is linked to Astrakhan businessman Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich Pashayev, who built his business around the Port of Olya in Astrakhan region, owning and controlling a network of companies operating there. This location was proposed as a key logistics hub for the North– South International Transport Corridor, the creation and construction of which was overseen by former russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. The primary purpose of the corridor was to facilitate trade with sanctioned Iran, enabling it to import and export goods via the North– South route.
In October 2022, the vessel was operating on the Kerch ferry route.
On May 23, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel is involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain from the TOT of Ukraine, in particular from the temporarily occupied port of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia region, in particular in March-April, May 2024, January, March 2025.
In June 2024, the vessel called at the temporarily occupied port of Sevastopol.
The vessel is affiliated with the russian sanctioned company OJSC Northern Shipping Company (TIN 2901008432). The company provides services under state defense contracts for the transportation of goods in the interests of the russian ministry of defense. Since 2014, the company has become an active participant in a large logistics chain for the construction of infrastructure in the Arctic commissioned by the russian ministry of defense. OJSC Northern Shipping Company carries out sea transportation of goods on a contractual basis for the sanctioned State Grain Operator (TIN 9001011019), registered in the TOT of Zaporizhzhya region, Melitopol.
In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on the russian OJSC Northern shipping company and 27 of its vessels, including the vessel IMO 9279422, due to the fact that the company's vessels are involved in the military logistics sector of the russian federation, transporting tanks and other military equipment for the russian armed forces.
Despite the sanctions, the Turkish company Denkar vessel Construction Incorporated Company provided repair services to the russian OJSC Northern shipping company for three sanctioned vessels - IMO 8502080, IMO 8502107, IMO 9279422. In September 2023, the Turkish company was subject to US sanctions restrictions for such actions.
On November 25, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel is owned and managed by the sanctioned russian shipping company OJSC "Northern shipping company", which is affiliated with the russian ministry of defence, in particular, it provides services under state defence contracts for the transportation of goods in the interests of the russian ministry of defence.
It is one of the largest shipping companies in north-west russia, engaged in shipping worldwide, including along the Northern Sea Route. The company's fleet consists of multipurpose dry bulk carriers that transport all types of cargo, including radioactive and hazardous cargo. It comprises 30 vessels for various purposes: 18 vessels of the transport fleet, 7 of the dredging fleet and 5 of the auxiliary fleet. The company carries out sea liner, tram, multimodal transport, cargo delivery to unequipped shores, towing of various objects, technical management (repair, supply, shipping and warehousing services), provides crew training, corrects nautical charts, and provides mixed (river-sea) navigation vessels with inland waterway charts.
In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on 27 vessels of the russian Northern shipping company, including the "Mikhail Lomonosov", and the company itself due to their involvement in the military logistics sector of the russian federation, transporting tanks and other military equipment for the russian armed forces.
In October 2022, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Northern Shipping Company JSC.

The vessel calls at ports in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and is involved in the export of russian petroleum products from russian Black Sea ports.
In April 2022, as part of the restrictions imposed on Alfa-Bank JSC, russia's largest private financial institution providing financial services to russian defense industry enterprises, the US imposed sanctions on five ships (including IMO 9683740) affiliated with Alfa-Leasing LLC, a subsidiary of Alfa-Bank JSC.
Since 25.11.2022, the vessel has been owned by the russian shipping company Adamant LLC (TIN 3025003601, Astrakhan) and managed by the russian shipping company BM-Flot LLC (rTIN 3000002959, Astrakhan).
Since September 12, 2025, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
In November 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 19, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since January 13, 2026, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On September 24, 2026, Australia imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel calls at ports in the TOT of Ukraine and is involved in the export of russian petroleum products from russian Black Sea ports.
In April 2022, as part of the restrictions imposed on Alfa-Bank JSC, russia's largest private financial institution providing financial services to russian defense industry enterprises, the US imposed sanctions on five ships (including IMO 9784893) affiliated with Alfa-Leasing LLC, a subsidiary of Alfa-Bank JSC.
Since November 24, 2022, the owner and manager of the vessel has been the russian shipping company BM-Flot LLC (TIN 3000002959, Astrakhan).
In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since September 12, 2025, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 19, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since January 13, 2026, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On September 24, 2026, Australia imposed sanctions on the vessel.

It makes calls at the ports of the TOT of Crimea and is involved in the export of russian oil products from ports in the Sea of Azov.
In April 2022, USA imposed sanctions on five vessels, including the tanker "Lady Sevda", affiliated with Alfa-Leasing LLC, a sanctioned subsidiary of Alfa-Bank JSC, as part of the restrictions imposed on Alfa-Bank JSC, the largest private financial institution in russia that provides financial services to the russian military-industrial complex.
Since 25.11.2022, the vessel has been owned and managed by the russian shipping company Region Express Tanker LLC (registration number 9705160842, Moscow).
Since September 12, 2025, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
In November 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 19, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since January 13, 2026, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On September 24, 2026, Australia imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel was used together with the зassenger/Ro-Ro ship ‘Lavrentiy’ (IMO 8647866) at the Kerch ferry crossing, carrying out cargo and passenger transportation, including in the interests of the russian ministry of defence, with regular calls to the port of Kerch (TOT Crimea, Ukraine), violating the state borders of Ukraine. In December 2023, after repairs, the vessel returned to the strategically important Crimea-Caucasus line, which, according to Oboronlogistika LLC, is focused on the delivery of civilian and construction cargo to the TOT of Donbas.
In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on three vessels, including the "Maria E", affiliated with the russian sanctioned company Oboronlogistika LLC, a russian shipping company operating as part of the military construction complex of the russian ministry of defence. The main tasks of Oboronlogistika LLC are to meet the needs of the russian ministry of defence in the transportation, storage and production of military and special-purpose goods. Oboronlogistika LLC is the sole provider of transport services for the ministry of defence of russia, transporting troops to certain regions of russia and delivering cargo to the temporarily occupied Crimea (Ukraine).
On May 23, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel has called at ports in the occupied territories of Ukraine and has been involved in the transportation of russian petroleum products since the G7 and EU oil embargo and price cap policy on russian oil/petroleum products came into effect.
The tanker was owned by the sanctioned company Covart Energy Limited (Hong Kong). The company sharply increased its share in the trade of russian crude oil after the policy of price-capping was enforced. Since May 2023, vessels chartered by Covart have been frequently calling at russian ports.
The vessel is affiliated with the sanctioned russian company Rowswood Shipping LLC (TIN 6167088540), a shipping company specializing in the logistics of petroleum products with its own fleet. The founder of Roswood Shipping LLC is Yug Energo LLC (TIN 6167088571). The managing company of Rowswood Shipping LLC is the sanctioned russian company NZNP Management JSC (TIN 9725007881), affiliated with NZNP JSC (one of the largest suppliers of petroleum products in southern russia, TOT of Ukraine).
In December 2023, the US imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since September 12, 2025, the UK has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
In November 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 19, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since January 13, 2026, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On September 24, 2026, Australia imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel is involved in the military logistics network of the russian federation in the interests of the ministry of defense of the russian federation on the territory of Syria, in particular, for the movement of fuel and lubricants (aviation fuel) from/to the point of logistical support of the Navy of the Armed Forces of the russian federation at the ports "Tartus" and "Banyas" (Syria) ) and the port "Kavkaz" (russian federation) with the AIS signal turned off.
The involvement of "Yaz", which belongs to the fleet of the russian sanctioned shipping company Transpetrochart LLC, in the supply of aviation fuel for the russian troops in Syria took place after the application of sanctions in September 2016 to JSC "Sovfracht" - one of the largest independent transport and forwarding companies of russia. which acts as a key node in the military transport network of russian cargo vessels that deliver North Korean weapons to military facilities, which are then transported to weapons depots on russia's western border for use in the war against Ukraine.
The vessel has been making calls to the ports of TOT Crimea (Ukraine) since 2017, involved in the transportation of petroleum products from the port of Feodosia (TOT Crimea, Ukraine) to Syria (Tartus port) in February 2024, in December 2023 with AIS turned off.
In September 2019, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel "Yaz".
Since October 24, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 13, 2025, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since March 25, 2026, Canada has imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel makes regular calls to and from the ports in the territory temporarily occupied by russia in Crimea (Sevastopol, Kerch). In particular, on 23 January 2024, it entered Sevastopol Bay, and on 21 March 2024, the tanker entered Sevastopol Bay with its Automatic Identification System (AIS) disabled. According to AIS data, the vessel arrived from the russian port of Temryuk.
Between October 1, 2025, and March 28, 2026, it was used to supply vessels subject to sanctions. The vast majority of operations took place in the waters of Sevastopol Bay and Kamyshova Bay.
Between February 22 and 23, 2026, vessels IMO 8727240 and IMO 6603177 bunkered fuel to the sanctioned vessel IMO 9366110, which loaded 15,088 metric tons of wheat at the "Avlita" terminal in the temporarily occupied seaport of Sevastopol, after which it departed for the Turkish port of Iskenderun. The grain exporter was "Partnership" LLC (TIN: 2311288071).
On June 29, 2026, the vessel IMO 6603177 was bunkering the vessel IMO 9549281— the one that had stolen grain from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine—at the port of Sevastopol.

The vessel has made port calls at ports in the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Crimea, Ukraine, with its Automatic Identification System (AIS) disabled. In particular, on 13 March 2024, it entered Sevastopol Bay with AIS disabled to conceal its entry into the closed port in the TOT of Crimea, Ukraine. To evade sanctions, the vessel’s AIS has remained switched off since 13 October 2023.
In July 2012, the vessel was arrested by Georgia for calling at the russian-occupied port of Sukhumi (Abkhazia).