Sea vessels

It calls at the ports of the TOT of Crimea (Ukraine), in particular, delivering products from Turkey. In particular, on 20 April 2024, the vessel entered the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, moored at berth 20 of Avlita (opposite the grain terminal) at coordinates: 33.5496, 44.6256. The vessel arrived from the Turkish port of Bartin, where it was loaded on 14-17 April 2024. The AIS signal was switched off between 17 and 26 April 2024. Thus, the vessel made a direct voyage from Turkey with cargo to the TOT of Crimea, which is a violation of Turkish Circular 635/2017 and International Maritime Organization Resolution 1183.

It calls at the ports of Crimea (Ukraine), a cargo transshipment area in the Kerch Strait. In particular, on 04 June 2024, the vessel was in the temporarily occupied closed port of Sevastopol, the AIS system was switched off during the port call. The vessel is owned and operated by Nika Shipping LLC, a company established under russian law in April 2023 and registered in the TOT of Donetsk region (Donetsk).

It is allegedly involved in a scheme to steal Ukrainian grain from the TOT of Ukraine. Between 22 and 26 September 2023, after approaching the Kerch Strait in the Black Sea, the vessel switched off its AIS transponder and continued to move towards the Sea of Azov, where it docked with the vessel STK-1003 (IMO 8326058) to load grain of Ukrainian origin, which had been exported from the temporarily occupied port of Mariupol. After that, the ‘SH Express’ vessel proceeded to deliver the grain to the port of Tripoli (Lebanon). At the same time, there are signs of links between this vessel and russian/related entities through the management of the vessel. The commercial manager of the ‘SH Express’ vessel is Romarine Europe Ltd, a company registered in Liberia, with an office in Greece at the following address: 1st Floor, 11, Agiou Spyridonos Street, 185 35, Piraeus. At the same time, this company also operates another vessel, the ‘Bella’ (IMO 8418356), which has repeatedly called at the seaports of the TOT of Crimea in violation of Ukrainian legislation. In particular, in August 2019, the vessel ‘Bella’ was moored at the grain terminal of the stevedoring company ‘Avlita’ in the closed port of Sevastopol, where the vessel was loaded, and subsequently sailed to Libya. The vessel ‘Bella’ was also involved in the export of grain from the port of Sevastopol (TOT Crimea) to Syria with the AIS signal switched off, the delivery of ilmenite to the port of Feodosia (TOT Crimea), and the export of grain from the ports of Kerch and Sevastopol to Greece.

It calls at the ports of Crimea (Ukraine) with the AIS signal turned off. In particular, on 13 March 2024, the vessel entered Sevastopol Bay with the AIS signal switched off to conceal its entry into the closed port of the TOT of Crimea. To avoid sanctions, the vessel's AIS signal has been switched off since 13 October 2023. Back in July 2012, the vessel was arrested by Georgia for calling at the russian-occupied port of Sukhumi (Abkhazia).

Since the end of 2021, it has been involved in regular grain transportation from the TOT of Crimea (in particular, from Kerch and Sevastopol) to Turkish ports (mostly Samsun) with the AIS signal turned off, following the traditional scheme of concealing calls to Ukrainian ports in the TOT of Ukraine. The Turkish agricultural company Bek Tarim, the russian company Fast LLC (TIN 2376000774), and Petrokhleb-Kuban LLC (TIN 2310109650) are involved in the export of Ukrainian grain by ship. The vessel's manager is the russian Kuban Marine Company LLC (IMO 6089531, TIN 2310213041), affiliated with Petrokhleb-Kuban LLC. Kuban Maritime Company LLC also operates another vessels that make illegal voyages to the closed ports of the TOT of Crimea.

The vessel is involved in the transportation of russian crude oil during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price-cap policy on russian oil to third countries. The vessel, through its related companies, including Stream Ship Management FZCO, is affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia, a key company for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian oil, oil products and liquefied natural gas amid sanctions restrictions on russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The services provided by Sovcomflot are a significant source of income for the russian federation, as more than 70% of russia's revenues come from energy sales, which allows it to finance its war against Ukraine. The main charterers of Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: ‘’Sakhalin 1‘’, ‘’Sakhalin 2‘’, ‘’Varandey‘’, ‘’Prirazlomnoye‘’, ‘’Novy Port‘’, ‘’Yamal LNG‘’ and others. Prior to russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the company's fleet consisted of about 145 vessels. After the imposition of sanctions, Sovcomflot transferred dozens of vessels to the ownership of companies it had set up, including in foreign jurisdictions, in order to circumvent them, and began the practice of constantly ‘juggling’ (transferring) vessels to related companies. The tankers ‘re-registered’ by Sovcomflot to related companies, according to expert estimates, are part of the so-called ‘shadow tanker fleet’ of the russian federation to continue selling russian oil, oil products and liquefied gas under western sanctions. On 11 September 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on 10 oil tankers (including the ‘Nikolay Zuyev’) related to the transportation of oil or oil products from russia to third countries.

It makes regular calls to/from the ports of the TOT of Crimea (Sevastopol, Kerch). In particular, on 23 January 2024, the tanker made a return passage from Kamyshov Bay to Sevastopol Bay, where it entered on 22 January 2024. On 24 January 2024, the vessel was visually detected leaving Sevastopol Bay. On 21 March 2024, the tanker entered Sevastopol Bay with its AIS signal switched off (according to AIS data, the vessel arrived from the russian port of Temryuk).

The vessel is involved in the export of russian oil from the port of Novorossiysk in the Black Sea to Turkish ports during the G7 and EU oil embargo and price-car policy. The vessel is also involved in transshipment of russian oil in the area of several dozen nautical miles southeast of the port of Constanta (Romania) through bunkering with the tanker ‘New Trust’ (IMO 9274812), affiliated with the Greek company New Shipping Ltd, which, in turn, is involved in bunkering with russian tankers exporting oil products from russian ports in the Black Sea. Thus, the vessel has been bunkering at sea near the port of Constanta, in particular with the tankers ‘Dmitry Pokrovsky’, ‘VF Tanker 3’, ‘VF Tanker 4’, ‘Caspian Stream’, ‘Andropov’, which sailed from the ports of Temryuk and Novorossiysk. The company also docked with the tanker ‘Uluc Ka’, which came from the port of Marmara Ereğlisi (Turkey) and, after docking, returned to the Sea of Marmara and called at the port of Istanbul.

The vessel is involved in the transportation of russian crude oil during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price-cap policy on russian oil to third countries. The vessel, through its related companies, including Stream Ship Management FZCO, is affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia, a key company for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian oil, oil products and liquefied natural gas amid sanctions restrictions on russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The services provided by Sovcomflot are a significant source of income for the russian federation, as more than 70% of russia's revenues come from energy sales, which allows it to finance its war against Ukraine. The main charterers of Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: ‘’Sakhalin 1‘’, ‘’Sakhalin 2‘’, ‘’Varandey‘’, ‘’Prirazlomnoye‘’, ‘’Novy Port‘’, ‘’Yamal LNG‘’ and others. Prior to russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the company's fleet consisted of about 145 vessels. After the imposition of sanctions, Sovcomflot transferred dozens of vessels to the ownership of companies it had set up, including in foreign jurisdictions, in order to circumvent them, and began the practice of constantly ‘juggling’ (transferring) vessels to related companies. The tankers ‘re-registered’ by Sovcomflot to related companies, according to expert estimates, are part of the so-called ‘shadow tanker fleet’ of the russian federation to continue selling russian oil, oil products and liquefied gas under western sanctions. On 11 September 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on 10 oil tankers (including the ‘Ns Clipper’) related to the transportation of oil or oil products from russia to third countries.

The vessel is involved in the transportation of russian crude oil during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price-cap policy on russian oil to third countries. The vessel, through its related companies, including Stream Ship Management FZCO, is affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia, a key company for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian oil, oil products and liquefied natural gas amid sanctions restrictions on russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The services provided by Sovcomflot are a significant source of income for the russian federation, as more than 70% of russia's revenues come from energy sales, which allows it to finance its war against Ukraine. The main charterers of Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: ‘’Sakhalin 1‘’, ‘’Sakhalin 2‘’, ‘’Varandey‘’, ‘’Prirazlomnoye‘’, ‘’Novy Port‘’, ‘’Yamal LNG‘’ and others. Prior to russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the company's fleet consisted of about 145 vessels. After the imposition of sanctions, Sovcomflot transferred dozens of vessels to the ownership of companies it had set up, including in foreign jurisdictions, in order to circumvent them, and began the practice of constantly ‘juggling’ (transferring) vessels to related companies. The tankers ‘re-registered’ by Sovcomflot to related companies, according to expert estimates, are part of the so-called ‘shadow tanker fleet’ of the russian federation to continue selling russian oil, oil products and liquefied gas under western sanctions. On 11 September 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on 10 oil tankers (including the ‘Zaliv Aniva’) related to the transportation of oil or oil products from russia to third countries.

The vessel is involved in the transportation of russian crude oil during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price-cap policy on russian oil to third countries. The vessel, through its related companies, including Stream Ship Management FZCO, is affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia, a key company for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian oil, oil products and liquefied natural gas amid sanctions restrictions on russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The services provided by Sovcomflot are a significant source of income for the russian federation, as more than 70% of russia's revenues come from energy sales, which allows it to finance its war against Ukraine. The main charterers of Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: ‘’Sakhalin 1‘’, ‘’Sakhalin 2‘’, ‘’Varandey‘’, ‘’Prirazlomnoye‘’, ‘’Novy Port‘’, ‘’Yamal LNG‘’ and others. Prior to russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the company's fleet consisted of about 145 vessels. After the imposition of sanctions, Sovcomflot transferred dozens of vessels to the ownership of companies it had set up, including in foreign jurisdictions, in order to circumvent them, and began the practice of constantly ‘juggling’ (transferring) vessels to related companies. The tankers ‘re-registered’ by Sovcomflot to related companies, according to expert estimates, are part of the so-called ‘shadow tanker fleet’ of the russian federation to continue selling russian oil, oil products and liquefied gas under western sanctions. On 11 September 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on 10 oil tankers (including the ‘Olympiysky Prospect’) related to the transportation of oil or oil products from russia to third countries.

The vessel is involved in the transportation of russian crude oil during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price-cap policy on russian oil to third countries (China, Myanmar). The vessel, through its related companies, including Stream Ship Management FZCO, is affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia, a key company for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian oil, oil products and liquefied natural gas amid sanctions restrictions on russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The services provided by Sovcomflot are a significant source of income for the russian federation, as more than 70% of russia's revenues come from energy sales, which allows it to finance its war against Ukraine. The main charterers of Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: ‘’Sakhalin 1‘’, ‘’Sakhalin 2‘’, ‘’Varandey‘’, ‘’Prirazlomnoye‘’, ‘’Novy Port‘’, ‘’Yamal LNG‘’ and others. Prior to russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the company's fleet consisted of about 145 vessels. After the imposition of sanctions, Sovcomflot transferred dozens of vessels to the ownership of companies it had set up, including in foreign jurisdictions, in order to circumvent them, and began the practice of constantly ‘juggling’ (transferring) vessels to related companies. The tankers ‘re-registered’ by Sovcomflot to related companies, according to expert estimates, are part of the so-called ‘shadow tanker fleet’ of the russian federation to continue selling russian oil, oil products and liquefied gas under western sanctions. On 11 September 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on 10 oil tankers (including the ‘Leonid Loza’) related to the transportation of oil or oil products from russia to third countries.