Marine Vessels

The vessel routinely conducts dark activity (AIS disabled) in the area of the Kerch Strait and near temporarily occupied Ukrainian ports in the Sea of Azov. It has also made port calls at terminals in the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine.
The beneficial owner of the vessel is the Cypriot company Aston Management Holdings Limited (ΗΕ 393001). The company’s fleet procurement manager, Vladomir Korobovas, is a graduate of the Admiral F.F. Ushakov State Maritime Academy (formerly Novorossiysk State Maritime Academy).
Mr. Korobovas has been professionally active in russian shipping and oil logistics since 2003, including coordinating petroleum exports via the Tuapse Seaport and overseeing domestic fuel product sales in the russian market.

The vessel has made port calls at terminals in the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine. In May 2025, it called at the port of Krym during a period of prolonged dark activity (AIS disabled). The vessel’s Automatic Identification System (AIS) was disabled from 18 to 22 May 2025 while it was reportedly operating the declared route Rostov-on-Don – Port Kavkaz – Rostov-on-Don.
The vessel is owned and operated by the russian company "Agroexport Shipping Company" LLC (ООО "Судноплавная Компания Агроэкспорт", TIN 6164140618, Rostov-on-Don), established in February 2023.
The company’s founder, Vitaly Viktorovich Vasko (Виталий Викторович Васько, TIN 500308911095), also established other russian entities, including "Orteks" LLC (ООО "Ортекс", TIN 1649005395). "Orteks" LLC, through russia’s state procurement system, has acted as a supplier to several designated russian companies, including PJSC "NK "Rosneft" (ПАО "НК "Роснефть", 2 contracts totaling RUB 2 billion) and JSC "Vankorneft" (АО "Ванкорнефть") (contract totaling RUB 926.8 million).

The vessel has made port calls at terminals in the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine. It is part of the fleet of the designated russian company "Volga-Flot" JSC (АО "Волга-флот", TIN 5260902190).
"Volga-Flot" JSC is one of the largest shipping companies in russia, engaged in the transportation of bulk, general, liquid, and project cargo across the North-Western, Central, Volga, Azov-Don, Kama, and Belaya river basins, with access to the coastal waters of the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas, as well as northern ports of russia and the Arctic region.
Vessels within the "Volga-Flot" JSC fleet have been implicated in illicit grain-extraction schemes from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine (e.g., IMO 8873336) and have made port calls in the occupied peninsula (e.g., IMO 8419635).

The tanker is engaged in the export of russian oil and petroleum products during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian oil and petroleum products.
The vessel makes port calls at the ports of the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine, in particular in July 2025 at the port of Crimea, located on the western shore of the Kerch Strait, in the northeastern part of the city of Kerch, near the village of Zhukovka.
The tanker is affiliated with the russian company Volgotrans LLC (ООО "Волготранс", TIN 6317079434), which is under Ukrainian sanctions.

The vessel has made port calls at terminals in the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, including a documented visit to the port of Kamysh-Burun in April 2025.
The vessel routinely conducts dark activity (AIS disabled) in the area of the Kerch Strait, near russian ports in the Sea of Azov, and within ports located in the occupied peninsula.
SMART is affiliated with the russian company "Blue Wave Shipping" LLC (ООО "Судовая компания Голубая Волна", TIN 6140018312), whose fleet has been implicated in illicit grain-extraction schemes involving the removal of Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Notably, this includes vessels IMO 8957132, IMO 8932302, and IMO 8935407.

The vessel makes port calls at the ports of the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine, in particular at the port of Mariupol in July 2025.
The vessel is affiliated with the russian company Donmaster Shipping Company LLC (ООО "Судоходная компания Донмастер"), whose fleet has been implicated in grain theft schemes involving the TOT of Ukraine, including the vessel IMO 8230443.

During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian oil and petroleum products, the tanker SUZDAL has been actively engaged in the export of russian-origin oil and petroleum products from russian ports.
The vessel has also made repeated port calls to terminals in the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, including the ports of Sevastopol and Kamysh-Burun.

Since December 2023, during the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian oil and petroleum products, the tanker has been actively engaged in the export of russian-origin oil and petroleum products.
The vessel routinely engages in deceptive shipping practices, including dark activity (AIS disabled) in the vicinity of the Kerch Strait and in the ports of the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine. The tanker has made port calls to terminals in the occupied peninsula, including the ports of Komysh-Burun and Feodosia in May and June 2025.
In August 2024, operating under a charter by Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S., the tanker transported over 30,000 metric tons of russian petroleum products from the russian port of Tuapse to Turkey. The Tuapse terminal houses a production facility – comprising the Tuapse Oil Refinery and a maritime terminal – owned by the sanctioned russian company PJSC "NK "Rosneft" (ПАО "НК "Роснефть"). The consignor of the shipment was also Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S.
The vessel is operated by Lidoil DMCC (UAE), whose fleet as of 30 June 2025 includes one other tanker, IMO 9266750, which is considered part of the russian shadow fleet and has been subject to sanctions since May 2025.
On October 15, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.
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.
On February 20, 2026, New Zealand imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On February 19, 2026, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.

During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker has been actively engaged in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products.
The vessel consistently employs deceptive shipping practices, including dark activity (AIS disabled) in the vicinity of the Kerch Strait, in the Sea of Azov, and near russian ports in the Black Sea. According to the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the tanker was previously involved in oil shipments to Syria between 2016 and 2018.
In its more recent activity, the tanker has been used to transport russian diesel fuel from the russian port of Novorossiysk to ports in the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, including the Kerch Fishing Port.
The vessel is affiliated – via associated companies – with the russian entity JSC "AK Bars Leasing" (АО "АК Барс Лизинг", TIN 1656025635), a wholly owned subsidiary of the sanctioned PJSC "AK Bars Bank" (ПАО "АК Барс Банк", TIN 1653001805).
On September 19, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On April, 2026, the EU imposed sanctions on the vessel.

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 involved in the export of russian crude oil and petroleum products. The vessel makes port calls at the ports of the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine, in particular at the port of Komysh-Burun in July 2025.
On April, 2026, the EU imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker makes port calls to the ports of the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine.
The vessel is affiliated with Enea LLC (ООО "Энея", TIN 6164136080), a russian company linked to the sanctioned Jamaldin Pashayev. Enea LLC is involved in covert deliveries–including aviation fuel–to Syria on behalf of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation. Since October 2024, the company has been headed by Magomed Aliyevich Abdulatipov (TIN 053689064586), who previously served as the head of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Administration of Caspian Sea Ports".
The tanker’s owner since March 2021 is SBK Dolina LLC (ООО "СБК Долина", TIN 7714420564), founded by LSCapital LLC (ООО "ЛСКепитал", TIN 7703426420). The beneficiaries of LSCapital since April 11, 2022, are Aslan Dzhamaldinovich Pashayev (TIN 771917667217, 75%) and Oleksandr Ivanovych Lapko (TIN 771515523462, 25%). Pashayev serves as CEO of LSCapital, while Lapko heads SBK Dolina. SBK Dolina is associated with Sberbank, which held the vessel as collateral at the time of its sale by the previous owner.
Aslan Pashayev is likely the son of Dzhamaldin Emirmagomedovich Pashayev, a sanctioned businessman from Astrakhan who owns and controls a network of russian shipping companies operating out of the port of Olya, Astrakhan region.
Enterprises linked to Dzhamaldin Pashayev have been involved in russian military exports since 2021, concluding over 200 contracts for the maritime transport of military cargo worldwide. Pashayev and his companies are a key component in the logistics chain supplying aircraft and components to the sanctioned Special Economic Zone "Alabuga" (ОЭЗ "Алабуга"), one of the main UAV assembly facilities for the russian Ministry of Defense, supported by Iran.
Dzhamaldin Pashayev is also affiliated with the sanctioned shipping company MG-Flot LLC (ООО "МГ-Флот"), whose vessels are engaged in transporting weapons from Syria, Iran, and North Korea to russia, as well as carrying Iranian oil.

According to the database of the Global Integrated Shipping Information System of the International Maritime Organization (IMO’s GISIS), as of July 22, 2025, the registered name of the vessel is ELENA II, with the flag listed as unknown. At the same time, the vessel operates under the name Panagia and sails under the flag of the russian federation.
According to the russian public procurement system, as of September 2024, the owner of the vessel IMO 8647751 is the sanctioned Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport (TIN 7702352454, under sanctions by the United States and Ukraine). Based on contractual documents dated September 2024 with the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorflot, the russian company Maritime Transport Company–Taman LLC (TIN 2352054548) provides comprehensive maintenance services for the car-passenger ferry IMO 8647751 within the water areas of the seaports of Kavkaz and Kerch (temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Crimea, Ukraine), acting as the vessel’s maritime agent.
Under the contract, Maritime Transport Company–Taman LLC is responsible for arranging the vessel’s arrivals and departures at the seaports of Kavkaz and Kerch, providing tug assistance, pilotage, mooring operations, and port berthing. The purpose of the vessel’s port calls at Kerch and Kavkaz is to perform regular cargo and passenger ferry crossings via the Kerch Ferry Line along the routes: port of Kerch – port of Kavkaz and port of Kavkaz – port of Kerch.
In February 2025, vessel IMO 8647751 made its first call to the temporarily occupied port of Sevastopol, departing from Sevastopol Bay in June 2025. The vessel’s AIS signal has been turned off since August 2024.
Port of registry: Novorossiysk.