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CHENG HE

Maritime detention · Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameCHENG HE · Cheng He[sources]
Build Date · [sources]
Call SignS9A3133[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage159395[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports in the Black Sea during the period of the G7, EU oil embargo and price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products. The vessel is engaged in dark activities near russian ports in the Black Sea and in the Kola Bay. On June 17, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker in connection with the carrying crude oil/petroleum products that originated in russia from russia to a third countries. 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.[sources]
FlagPanama · São Tomé and Príncipe[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage83722[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9304629[sources]
MMSI668116333[sources]
Past FlagsBelize · Germany · Liberia · Marshall Islands · Panama · 1 more...[sources]
Previous nameRaptor · Ridgebury Nicholas A · Rio Genoa[sources]
TypeCrude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

Transport crude oil or petroleum products or mineral products that originate in Russia or are exported from Russia and practice irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33).

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Shipping sanctions: a specified ship is prohibited from being provided with access to or having its master or pilot cause it to enter a port in the UK, may have its registration on the UK Ship Register terminated, and a master or pilot of a specified ship may be given a port barring direction, a detention direction, and a port entry direction or a movement direction.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Relationships

Data sources

EU Sanctions Map1,345

The EU Sanctions Map is a visualisation of EU sanctions policy. It includes a broader set of policies and entities than the EU consolidated sanctions list.

European Union · Council

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,981

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

Tokyo MoU Detention List8,362

Ships detained by Port State Control (PSC) authorities within the Tokyo MoU region.

Global · Tokyo MoU

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,825

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,320

Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

United Kingdom · FCDO

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,463

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections663

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Source data IDs: ch-seco-98311 · tokyo-mou-psc-af38d6cfa56629b559e8d8b86b86b96db9b547b3 · ua-ws-vessel-1063 · eu-oj-504bf5013b8717a774b1204ced9044edd66369ac · gb-fcdo-rus2729 · ua-ws-04665b1efc53d7db44a16f9681445bd335d13de3 · eu-sancmap-2aa7c697f143e68b6ac8e15c593c9401f956f0b3 · tok-mou-det-e609981c220dc7a8d78855b87d471b8075d23ed6 · NK-4vFafvfLPfRcyYSjb284Y2

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