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ADONIA

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameADONIA · SHUN TAI[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign5LIC9[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage104707[sources]
DescriptionDuring the period of the G7 embargo and price-cap policy on russian oil, the tanker is involved in the export of russian oil from the russian ports of Ust-Luga, Primorsk in the Baltic Sea, Novorossiysk, Taman, and Zhelezny Rog in the Black Sea, Kozmino in the Pacific region, mainly to Turkey, China, and India, and resorts to the practice of turning off the AIS signal and conducting so-called 'dark activities' at sea, including in the Kerch Strait area in the Black Sea. The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as part of the shadow fleet of tankers that transport russian oil around the world and threaten the environment. The vessel is certified by Lloyd's Register (IACS). The tanker is affiliated with Chemul Ships Management Co LTD (the company's address in the Equasis database is listed in the World Trade Tower in Shandong, China). Chemul Ships Management Co LTD operates another tanker, 'Spirit Of Casper' (IMO 9224271), which has been found to be involved in shadow trading activities, using deceptive shipping practices described in US government guidelines, which were often used during Iranian shipments off the coasts of Oman and the UAE to avoid detection of cargoes being loaded through ship-to-ship transfers in international waters. The owner and commercial manager of the vessel is Symi Shipping LTD, whose address in the Equasis database is 80 Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia. This address in Liberia is common to other companies affiliated with shadowy oil tankers. russia's 'shadow fleet' continues to generate multibillion-dollar revenues for the kremlin bypassing sanctions, disguising its activities under the flags of third countries, using complex schemes to conceal owners, and poses significant environmental safety threats with significant economic costs to coastal countries and/or the international community due to the outdated and inadequate insurance of shadow fleet tankers. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel. According to GISIS IMO data as of July 15, 2025, the vessel's registration name is ADONIA, and the flag is designated as "Sint Maarten False". Since September 12, 2025, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagLiberia[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9242223[sources]
MMSI636022303[sources]
Past FlagsGreece · Hong Kong SAR · Liberia · Panama · Singapore[sources]
Previous nameAnggerik · Felicity · Phoenix Beta · Shun Tai · World Kronos[sources]
Type20 · Crude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linksanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

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,

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Data sources

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,302

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,261

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,975

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List35,115

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

United States · OFAC

Source data IDs: ua-ws-fbd761434077bc295dbcd6a1befc11fc33a0be66 · gb-fcdo-rus2997 · ua-ws-vessel-447 · ua-ws-b34715b11d9899e65570b99a8d5e348e2ba8ae59 · ofac-52334

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