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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | VELMAR · VENTURE · Velmar · Venture | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | 3E7423 | [sources] | |||
| Deadweight Tonnage | 115643 | [sources] | |||
| Description | The tanker is involved in the export of russian oil from russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas, mainly to India. The tanker is affiliated with Prominent Shipmanagement Limited (Hong Kong), which is an operator of the shadow fleet involved in the transportation of sanctioned russian and Iranian oil and which was sanctioned by USA on January 10, 2025 in relation to the management of the tanker fleet, the shadow fleet involved in the transportation of sanctioned russian oil, including the Fjord Seal, which called at a russian port where the price of oil was constantly exceeding the upper ceiling of $60 per barrel, and the Samsun, which was involved in the transportation of Iranian oil. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel. From May 21, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions 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 18 July 2025, the EU amended the sanctions. 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. In August 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the tanker's master. | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Barbados · Panama | [sources] | |||
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 62330 | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9832547 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 352003251 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Barbados · Comoros · Liberia · Panama | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Crudemed · Venture · View | [sources] | |||
| Type | 20 · Crude Oil Tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
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)
Article 3s(2), point (b): transport crude oil or petroleum products, as listed in Annex XXV, 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)
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.
| Sanctions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 | - | ||
| United States | Office of Foreign Assets Control | Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions | - | - | |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | Measures In Relation To The Situation In Ukraine | - | ||
| Ukraine | ГУР МО України | Vessels involved in the transportation of weapons, stolen Ukrainian products and in the circumvention of sanctions | - | - | |
| European Union | Council of the European Union | EU Sanctions against Russia | - | ||
| Linked from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Prominent Shipmanagement Ltd Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | |
| Нікітін Віктор Вікторович Sanctioned entity | captain | - | - | |
| Glory Shipping HK Ltd Person of interest | commerce_manager | - | ||
| Company Person of interest | security_manager | - | ||
| Owner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | Legal form | Status | |
| Glory Shipping (H.K.) Ltd. · Glory Shipping HK Ltd | Hong Kong SAR | - | - | |
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Prominent Shipmanagement Ltd Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | |
| East Venture Hong Kong Ltd Person of interest | - | - | ||
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
The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.
United States · OFAC
Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
European Union · Council
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes
Switzerland · SECO
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
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