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KALININGRAD

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Regulator warning · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameKALININGRAD · Kaliningrad · NS CAPTAIN[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignTRBG2 · UAAB3[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage110119[sources]
DescriptionThe vessel is engaged in transportation of russian crude oil during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo on russian oil. The vessel is owned by Waterfront Tankers Inc, a company affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia, a key company for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian oil, oil products, and liquefied natural gas amid sanctions restrictions on russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The services provided by Sovcomflot are a significant source of income for the russian federation, as more than 70% of russia's revenues come from the sale of energy, which allows it to finance its war against Ukraine. The main charterers of Sovcomflot vessels are the largest oil and gas companies and traders in russia. ‘Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: "Sakhalin-1", "Sakhalin-2", "Varandey", "Prirazlomnoye", "Novy Port", "Yamal LNG", and others. Prior to russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the company's fleet consisted of about 145 vessels. After the sanctions were imposed, Sovcomflot transferred dozens of vessels to the ownership of companies it had set up, including in foreign jurisdictions, in order to circumvent them, and began the practice of constantly ‘juggling’ (transferring) vessels to related companies. According to expert estimates, the tankers transferred by Sovcomflot to related companies are part of the so-called ‘shadow tanker fleet’ of the russian federation to continue selling russian oil, oil products and liquefied gas under Western sanctions. The tanker is managed by Invest Fleet LLC, a russian company established in December 2023. Invest Fleet LLC is managed by the russian LLC SCF Arctica, a subsidiary of the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot. In February 2024, USA imposed sanctions on 14 vessels (including the "Kaliningrad") affiliated with the sanctioned company Sovcomflot as part of measures to reduce russia's oil revenues. The vessel was also sanctioned by the EU in June 2024 and by Switzerland in October 2024. In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagGabon · Russia[sources]
IMO NumberIMO7030822 · IMO9341067[sources]
MMSI273251230 · 626379000[sources]
Past FlagsGabon · Liberia[sources]
Previous nameNS CAPTAIN[sources]
Type20 · Crude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

Owned, chartered or operated by natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex 8, are otherwise used in the name of, on behalf of, in relation with or for the benefit of such persons.

— 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 Sanctions Map1,291

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

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,049

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List34,770

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

United States of America · OFAC

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,530

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

European Union · Council

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,826

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Ukraine War and Sanctions4,745

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,678

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Paris MoU Banned List230

All ships that are currently banned from the Paris MoU region.

Global · Paris MoU

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,094

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 of America · ITA

Source data IDs: ca-sema-31c559f2ac43807a5b6b7ef9b6d11122c71908e1 · eu-oj-eeb17072efbce9e2ae3121bd469fb6c1f5bdbefd · eu-sancmap-ee086b37f396c4f19f9cd9a78d8714019a7b46f3 · ofac-47007 · par-mou-vessel-8488207 · ua-ws-eb63035d09edb46e1f9069f088bf12259102f142 · gb-fcdo-rus2873 · ua-ws-vessel-160 · ch-seco-78175

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