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KALUGA

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameKALUGA · Kaluga[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignUBWV6[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage7033[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker during the period of the G7, EU oil embargo, price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports, as well as bunkering of russian vessels calling at the ports of the TOT of Crimea of Ukraine (in particular, IMO 8852784, IMO 8419635, IMO 9902196, IMO 9875422, IMO 8951396, IMO 9584372). The tanker is actively engaged in dark activities near the TOT of Crimea of Ukraine, in the Kerch Strait, in the Sea of Azov, and calls at the ports of the TOT of Crimea of Ukraine, in particular, in May 2025 at the port of Komysh-Burun. The tanker is owned and operated by the russian company Trinity Shipping LLC (TIN 7805318423), which specializes in air, sea, road, and rail transportation of general and groupage cargo. As of June 14, 2025, the company's fleet includes seven more oil tankers (IMO 9038969, IMO 9166314, IMO 9282986 (sanctioned since May 2025), IMO 9288930 (sanctioned since May 2025), IMO 9585912, IMO 9105140 (sanctioned since May 2025), IMO 9676230) sailing under the russian flag, including the tanker IMO 9676230, which, according to OFAC, was involved in oil supplies to Syria in 2016-2018, affiliated with the russian company Transpectrochart LLC (TIN 7825484443, under USA sanctions). Transpectrochart LLC is affiliated with the sanctioned russian company JSC Sovfracht, one of the largest independent freight forwarding companies in russia, which acts as a key node in the military transport network of russian cargo ships delivering north Korean weapons to russian military facilities for use in the war against Ukraine. Transpetrochart LLC is involved in the supply of jet fuel and oil products from the Feodosia oil depot to the Syrian port of Tartus to supply the russian troops in Syria, including the "Syrian squadron" of the russian navy. On June 17, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker in connection with the carrying crude oil/petroleum products that originated in russia from russia to a third countries. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagRussia[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9585924[sources]
MMSI273298630[sources]
Type21 · Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-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,

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)

— EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities,

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

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,826

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

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

Source data IDs: eu-oj-94c56b55cb741fd4ab9eeeaf3d97a0ff93aa47c7 · ua-ws-vessel-853 · NK-J3SG9MKhoov7gVWKXmkioP · gb-fcdo-rus2756 · ua-ws-0c6c88d59e367b5a784723c8b3930bea6752f1a9 · ch-seco-95303

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