Search OpenSanctions

Advanced

ZEVS

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameZEVS · Zevs[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignN/A · TJMC822[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage126355[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker has been implicated in the export of russian crude oil, violating the G7 and EU oil embargo on russian crude oil. In particular, in April 2024, the vessel transported russian crude oil from the russian port of Ust-Luga in the Baltic Sea to the Laconikos Gulf (Greece). The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as part of the shadow fleet of tankers transporting russian oil worldwide and posing a threat to the environment. Since May 21, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on tankers transporting crude oil/petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular shipping practices with a high degree of risk, as specified in Resolution A.1192(33) of the General Assembly of the International Maritime Organization. On June 3, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagCameroon[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage72449[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9168946[sources]
MMSI613833000[sources]
Past FlagsBahamas · Liberia[sources]
Previous nameGuru[sources]
Type20 · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

Transport crude oil or petroleum products that originate in Russia or are exported from Russia while practicing 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

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,428

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

EU Sanctions Map1,347

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

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,329

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

Switzerland · SECO

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,032

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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,925

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

European Union · Council

External databases

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

Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections638

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Source data IDs: ua-ws-0322d8b14be3b6a316dbb297243993e99cccf18b · eu-sancmap-ba7e4157ad630d16bda8651fc28f121e1fb511c1 · gb-fcdo-rus2911 · ch-seco-92625 · tokyo-mou-psc-8d67f59669ca1efa6fa96cd922eb05a98c56563b · ua-ws-vessel-465 · eu-oj-984f1cd3ee9f754acb1d382a6e3435729198f25c

For experts: raw data explorer

FactsheetDescriptionsData sources
OpenSanctions · Data you can trust, on people you can’t
OpenSanctions Datenbanken GmbH · info@opensanctions.org · https://opensanctions.org/meeting