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ALTAIR

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameALTAIR · AMULET · Altair · NS ARCTIC[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignA4DR4 · D6A3807[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage111107[sources]
DescriptionDuring the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price-cap policy on russian oil, the tanker was involved in the export of russian oil from russian ports to China, including with the AIS turned off. The vessel, through related companies, in particular Stream Ship Management FZCO, is affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia for the maintenance and provision of marine hydrocarbon extraction, transportation of russian oil, petroleum products, and liquefied gas. The main charterers of Sovcomflot vessels are the largest oil and gas companies and traders of russia. Sovcomflot participates in the maintenance of large oil and gas projects in russia: Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Pryrazlomnoye, Novyy Port, Yamal LNG, others. Before the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine, the company's fleet consisted of about 145 vessels. After the application of sanctions, PJSC Sovcomflot transferred dozens of vessels to the ownership of companies it created, including those in foreign jurisdictions, in order to circumvent them, starting the practice of constant 'juggling' (transferring) vessels to related companies. The tankers 'transferred' by PJSC Sovcomflot to related companies are, according to experts, part of the so-called 'shadow tanker fleet' of the russian federation to continue sales of russian oil, petroleum products, and liquefied gas under Western sanctions. On October 17, 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on tankers of the russian so-called "shadow fleet", including the tanker ІМО 9413547. Since December 17, 2024, the EU has imposed sanctions on the tanker due to the transportation of crude oil or petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33). On December 23, 2024, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with the transportation of crude oil or petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular and risky shipping practices, as set out in the resolution of the General Assembly of the International Maritime Organization A.1192(33). On February 21, 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagGabon · Comoros · Oman[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage62433[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9413547[sources]
MMSI461000238 · 620999808[sources]
Past FlagsBarbados · Gabon · Comoros · Liberia[sources]
Previous nameAltair · NS Arctic[sources]
Type20 · Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker | Navire-citerne pour produits pétroliers · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu[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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,805

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

European Union · Council

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,773

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 List5,982

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

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,166

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,404

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

EU Sanctions Map1,319

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

External databases

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

Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections628

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Source data IDs: eu-oj-4b53b00b204e36d3b33145fb1daec24a9fed791d · ua-ws-b5765a965451f8e96470734b8f5f95c8278a9146 · eu-sancmap-733caddf826fc19b7bf7ce51c7cbe62db56053b1 · ca-sema-b35aadc7bf5fbb073f6871155ee52b91c68f3563 · tokyo-mou-psc-9fe9c568e577d6108c93d109ddc2ebb7044b9e7f · tokyo-mou-psc-f3c20c0bf721d9faeef81a286410659fe217751f · eu-sancmap-482920143ac26cd05bd820568bbb6f5446768684 · ua-ws-7430ef2e6df38c0bdba74d80e961afcfb609237b · ua-ws-vessel-400 · ua-ws-0918db6ff83e91a87e5cd27742a648a1960a9c7a · gb-fcdo-rus2231 · ch-seco-87006 · ua-ws-ced0b7e278baef6aad775bc82f467c0b46e6069c · tokyo-mou-psc-13b6a3f51cbd6fe5e4d53a177c5dd2da1603164b

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