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NS LEADER

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameLIPETSK · Lipetsk · NS LEADER · NS Leader[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date · [sources]
Call SignA8LU7 · UBZZ2[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage104999 · 115857[sources]
DescriptionThe vessel is involved in the transportation of russian crude oil during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo on russian oil and the price cap policy at $60 per barrel of russian oil. The tanker was involved in the sale of russian crude oil at a price of more than $80 after the price-cap policy came into effect. The vessel through the russian company Invest Fleet LLC is affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia that services and supports offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian crude oil, oil products, and liquefied natural gas. The major charterers of PJSC Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. PJSC Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Yamal LNG and others. After the sanctions were imposed, PJSC Sovcomflot transferred dozens of vessels to the ownership of companies it had set up, including in foreign jurisdictions, and began the practice of constantly 'juggling' (transferring) vessels to related companies. According to expert estimates, the tankers 're-registered' by PJSC Sovcomflot to related companies are part of the so-called 'shadow tanker fleet' of the russian federation to continue selling russian crude oil, oil products, and liquefied natural gas under Western sanctions. In February 2024, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel IMO 9339301 for violating the price-cap policy. On February 24, 2025, EU imposed sanctions on a tanker associated with a sanctioned person as part of the restrictions on the russian shadow fleet (the sanctions come into force on February 25, 2025). On March 04, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the tanker as a vessel associated with a sanctioned entity. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. In November 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagGabon · Russia[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage61449[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9339301[sources]
MMSI273255820 · 636013272[sources]
Past FlagsLiberia[sources]
Previous nameNs Leader[sources]
Registration numberNGH1FMEN8N15[sources]
Type20 · Crude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker | Navire-citerne pour produits pétroliers · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

Are 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 Map1,319

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

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

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

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,654

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,404

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

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

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

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List35,452

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

United States · OFAC

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,387

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

External databases

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

Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections638

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Source data IDs: ua-ws-vessel-223 · NK-PkRkSHFjmq2j87twoNiwjQ · ua-ws-7db4dc0d1c079ef58ec6f56afc2f66bfd6928abc · ofac-47371 · usgsa-s4mrvttkh · tokyo-mou-psc-3039cf484915816f6065eacd9415cd675e788cd1 · ua-ws-0d0b258898dd246a8016e2005e237f07a3704ac2 · eu-oj-dc4b889d13ddf736fc6bd379e509a773af70221c · ch-seco-89883 · ca-sema-f0a84c4d0d1a84e07b8e6263ddea8c58f77549ea · ua-ws-8629fdf0b797916980eb7eb61670df983fb51a40 · eu-sancmap-eb97555683f5245b0819eb355443e10d00e5d8ba · gb-fcdo-rus2839 · eu-sancmap-d78e8ac8410a3e54b41f114385192b6f5035f6e0

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