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PANDA

Debarred entity · Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NamePANDA · Panda[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignXVJG7[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage105194 · 99999[sources]
DescriptionSince August 2022, the tanker has been involved in the export of russian oil, engaged in dark activities in the Baltic Sea near the port of Ust-Luga (October 2024), near Oman (October 2022, May 2023), Indonesia (July, December 2022). According to the American human rights group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), which monitors Iranian-related tanker traffic using satellite data, the vessel was involved in the transportation of Iranian oil and has switched to transporting russian oil since 2022. Since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, more than 90 vessels that previously helped Tehran export Iranian export oil are now helping russia transport russian oil/oil products. In May 2022, UANI first predicted that russia would turn to a 'ghost armada' to ensure oil flows to its Chinese partner. The international public organization Greenpeace refers to the tanker as a shadow fleet of tankers transporting russian oil around the world and threatening the environment. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel. On May 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions, which enter into force on May 21, 2025, on the tanker for the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular high-risk shipping practices as specified in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33). On June 03, 2025, the sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel came into force. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since October 30, 2025, New Zealand has imposed sanctions on the tanker. In November 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagGuyana · Vietnam[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage58194[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9284582[sources]
MMSI574005540[sources]
Past FlagsMalaysia · Vietnam[sources]
Previous nameBunga Kelana 7[sources]
Registration numberTNJRYCAJEU98[sources]
TypeCrude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker | Navire-citerne pour produits pétroliers · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua[sources]
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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,

IMO number: 9284582

— 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,

Iran's 'ghost armada'

— Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Relationships

Data sources

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,334

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

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List36,679

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

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

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,154

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,980

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

European Union · Council

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,555

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,461

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

Switzerland · SECO

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,402

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,533

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

External databases

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

Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections667

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Source data IDs: tokyo-mou-psc-aea51105c645ccb6110f8c1a3feb50b2678e5e99 · ofac-51548 · ua-ws-vessel-579 · usgsa-s4mrvttrh · gb-fcdo-rus2798 · eu-sancmap-c7b150b770fa5153e17634ee11615274f95e44d7 · eu-oj-e04d6515ff318c27dafd5a3d4937bd6d10c669cd · ofac-pr-8836be14d439a63a7a38892ffbf0ff99dd76a0c6 · ua-ws-9db4ec2242fbc09804a7ed24d9c938eb4108af04 · ch-seco-92290 · ca-sema-d58d7a4e52c759e12e11dde3226f41290b3ed477

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