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KONYA

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameKONYA · Konya[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign3E5237[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage163750[sources]
DescriptionDuring the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian oil / petroleum products, the vessel was involved in the export of russian oil / petroleum products. Between January 2024 and July 2025, the tanker transported approximately 5.2 million barrels of russian oil. In particular, on August 3, 2025, the tanker left the Sheshkharis terminal (port of Novorossiysk) loaded with crude oil (almost 140,000 metric tons) and delivered the cargo to India. The sender of the cargo was the sanctioned company PJSC Rosneft Oil Company. The ship sails under the flag of Panama, which is on the gray list of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control. The tanker is owned by Konya Shipping SA (Panama, Panama Folio No. 155749740). The founder of Konya Shipping S.A. is Hector Varela De Leon. On July 30, 2025, the USA imposed sanctions on Hector Varela De Leon for his activities in the oil sector of the Iranian economy. Hector Varela De Leon is associated with the incorporation and management of shell companies that are part of a vast shipping empire controlled by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Ali Shamkhani, chief political advisor to Iran's supreme leader. Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani's shipping empire consists of a huge fleet of ships, ship management companies, and front companies that launder billions of dollars in profits from the global sale of Iranian and russian crude oil and petroleum products, mostly to buyers in China. The international non-governmental organization Greenpeace classifies the tanker as part of a shadow fleet of tankers that transport russian oil around the world and threaten the environment. Since October 24, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagPanama[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage84491[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9290373[sources]
MMSI352003605[sources]
Past FlagsLiberia · Marshall Islands · Malta · Türkiye[sources]
Previous nameBesiktas Bosphorus[sources]
Type20[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

Transport crude oil or petroleum products or mineral products that originate in Russia or are exported from Russia and practice irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33).

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

IMO number: 9290373

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Relationships

Data sources

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,428

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,332

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

Switzerland · SECO

EU Sanctions Map1,310

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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,885

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

European Union · Council

Source data IDs: ua-ws-vessel-1219 · eu-oj-70af3a63aea4d67ca1e9a3d8f42d6169ca012f13 · ch-seco-99638 · eu-sancmap-77ad99b678dbdb4724c6b35a1d4bfd53c3e7af78

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