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MALAK

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameMALAK · Malak · Malak (formerly Ping An) · PING AN[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign3E4672 · D6A3849[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage109996[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is involved in the export of russian oil from russian ports, in particular, in the Baltic Sea, the Pacific region, mainly to China, India, as well as from the floating oil storage facility IMO 9196620, which is part of the transshipment complex in the Kola Bay and is considered a key element in the chain of exporting russian Arctic oil. The tanker is involved in conducting dark activities, in particular, near the russian port of Ust-Luga in the Baltic Sea. In 2019, during the repair of a tanker at a shipyard near Tuzla (Turkey), an explosion occurred on the vessel, killing two people and injuring 11. The vessel called at the russian port, where the price of oil was constantly exceeding the maximum price of $60. 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.[sources]
FlagComoros · Panama[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9378632[sources]
MMSI352002898 · 620999844[sources]
Past FlagsGuyana · Hong Kong SAR · Panama · Singapore[sources]
Previous nameLr2 Poseidon · Ping An · Poseidon Bay[sources]
Type20 · Crude Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[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,

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

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List35,178

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

United States · OFAC

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,976

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/Embargoes7,775

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 Sanctions5,382

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,797

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)23,257

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

EU Sanctions Map1,327

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


Source data IDs: ch-seco-91614 · gb-fcdo-rus2845 · eu-sancmap-9e6063ff477ec98bc3ee243899ee77320848ff82 · ua-ws-afb4cd8970f173370ed7e3459ce2b211228cfa25 · eu-oj-01342d4afd2eb772856525306eade8ab099f18a5 · ua-ws-vessel-533 · ua-ws-c1cc2dad85b58d4b1a030ad0bc20a1220d743b6f · ofac-52347

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