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Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameARTEMIS · KARTHA · XIWANG · Xiwang[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignJ2HG · N/A[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage116905[sources]
DescriptionDuring the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price-cap policy on russian oil, the tanker is involved in the export of russian oil to third countries from russian ports, in particular in the Baltic and Black Seas, including with the AIS turned off. The tanker is affiliated with the Indian company Gatik Ship Management, one of the leading operators of the so-called 'shadow' fleet involved in the transportation of russian crude oil under Western sanctions, and Gatik's related companies, including Plutos Ship Management, Ark Seakonnect Shipmanagment LLC. Gatik Ship Management, Plutos Ship Management, Ark Seakonnect Shipmanagment LLC were the previous managers of the tanker. Since the beginning of russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, the Indian company Gatik Ship Management has become the largest carrier of russian oil and was used to operate the russian 'shadow' fleet under sanctions. The constant change of ship owners and managers to avoid sanctions and conceal the true beneficiaries of the ships is typical for the so-called 'shadow' fleet involved in the russian oil and oil products trade. On October 17, 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on tankers of the russian so-called 'shadow' fleet, including the tanker ІМО 9317949, in connection with the transportation of russian oil and/or oil products from the russian federation to third countries. On February 21, 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. On February 24, March 04, 2025 EU and Switzerland respectively imposed sanctions on the tanker for transporting crude oil/oil products originating in or exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as specified in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33) (EU sanctions will enter into force on February 25, 2025). On June 19, 2025, New Zealand imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagDjibouti · Gabon[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage67032[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9317949[sources]
MMSI621819096[sources]
Past FlagsCyprus · Djibouti · Gabon · Comoros · Saint Kitts and Nevis · 2 more...[sources]
Previous nameArtemis · Polar Merchant · Seamagic · Xiwang[sources]
Type20 · Oil Tanker · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu[sources]
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Descriptions

Transport crude oil or petroleum products, as listed in Annex 24, 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

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

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

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

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,382

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

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

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,042

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

External databases

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

Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections612

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Source data IDs: gb-fcdo-rus2224 · ua-ws-5d5aeacb371dc0101055afd1343fa83a23d075e6 · ua-ws-aca4272c31c70afa69919bf129944d8e472626e5 · ua-ws-c57ff5995d050f4d8a63ff125a32a0fd4545fbbb · tokyo-mou-psc-68dc2f7963f87124c6bfa8f247fdab5d1559a376 · eu-sancmap-8c1ea6cd1a5d3adf8fb6e88fe975d8a60a47b428 · ua-ws-vessel-413 · eu-oj-bd00055070d1b6891599a0d84232d04c533079fd · ch-seco-90288 · ua-ws-f8d79be3d86cb4e6c14f9eb7feae124a1aa076ef · NK-HqsdjRgQ5zBfpQLfyL6V4w · NK-3URGuhZxtophRGCBv2Gytm · eu-sancmap-9032a5b9388faa0ceb895458ae6fe380bcfe3f72 · ua-ws-cfd01372da6998a4dc6ea25f8569651382f8554d · ca-sema-84033c53ba5957275b516141f0037855cbd35221

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