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PROMETEI

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity

PROMETEI is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	PROMETEI · Prometei				[sources]
Build Date	2004 · 2005				[sources]
Call Sign	`9LU2181` · `T8A4278`				[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage	45897				[sources]
Description	During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price-cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker has been involved since March 2023 in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas, employing deceptive and high-risk shipping practices. br The vessel is affiliated with the Moldovan company BPC Shipmanagement SRL. Together with several other Moldovan entities, BPC Shipmanagement SRL has been involved in establishing part of the shadow fleet used to export russian crude oil/petroleum products under Western restrictions. The shadow tankers managed by Moldovan companies – including Adel Ship Management SRL, BPC Shipmanagement SRL, MRK Shipmanagement SRL, KSN Shipmanagement SRL, OST Shipmanagement SRL, Surt Ship Management SRL, SAL Shipmanagement SRL, and FLC Shipmanagement SRL – were later transferred under the management of several Azerbaijani companies, such as Dream Island Shipping LLC, Ocean Voyage LLC, Tidal Tech Mariners LLC, Seafaring Savants LLC, VVave Minder Shipmanagement, Triton Technical Services LLC, Navigenix Shipmanagement LLC, Nautilus Fleet Management LLC, and Harbor Harmony Shipmanagement, among others. br The tanker IMO 9296597, previously managed by the Moldovan company BPC Shipmanagement SRL, was transferred to the management of Ocean Voyage LLC (Azerbaijan). br In June 2025, the United States imposed sanctions on Ocean Voyage LLC for providing material assistance, sponsorship, or financial, material, or technological support, as well as goods or services, in support of the organization Ansar Allah. br After sanctions were imposed on Ocean Voyage LLC, management of the tanker was transferred to Seafaring Savants LLC (Azerbaijan) and, in September 2025, to Astro Pelagos LLC (Georgia). br Since October 24, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel. br Since December 13, 2025, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel. br Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel. br On February 24, 2026, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.				[sources]
Flag	Palau · Sierra Leone				[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage	28059				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO9296597`				[sources]
MMSI	`511101046` · `667001378`				[sources]
Past Flags	Marshall Islands · Palau · Singapore				[sources]
Previous name	Challenge Premier · Odori				[sources]
Tonnage	45897				[sources]
Type	Chemical/Products Tanker · Oil Products Tanker · Oil tanker · Oil tanker/Chemical tanker (OILCHEM)				[sources]
Source link	eur-lex.europa.eu · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-11	Last processed	2026-03-25	First seen	2025-10-23

Descriptions

IMO number: 9296597

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2025-12-13

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, 2025-12-13

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, 2026-02-24

Moldova-Azerbaijan segment

— Ukraine War and Sanctions, 2026-03-11

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Ukraine	ГУР МО України		-	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Ocean Voyage LLC Export controlled · Sanctioned entity	Company	-	-

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Lenver Org Ltd Person of interest	-	2025-08-29	-

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

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,655

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities3,137

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

European Union · Council

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,666

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/Embargoes8,489

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 Inspections700

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Abuja MoU Port State Control Inspections71

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Abuja MoU.

External dataset · Global · Abuja MoU

Source data IDs: eu-oj-e145194004857368861df9cd60be3ca6eec6268d · gb-fcdo-rus3468 · NK-7rQpU5s9Y6Ht8SBHYwHLQw · eu-sancmap-097e2ee1acf9823a3a8e17d9c287adccbe99adb3 · abuja-mou-psc-06c67787a2d627898070298d479a6710e0d78286 · ua-ws-vessel-872 · ch-seco-99573 · tokyo-mou-psc-6ab7693de9f5b065b3bd171fb617a24a46243de9

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