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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | DALVA | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | D6A4044 | [sources] | |||
| Description | Almost all vessels that are involved in the transportation of russian oil by the shadow fleet since 2022 have been certified by the Indian regulator Indian Register of Shipping (IACS). The certification of shadow fleet vessels allows the shipowner/operator to insure the vessels, which, in turn, allows the vessels to enter ports and pass through various specific sea routes (straits, canals, etc.). · As sanctions are being imposed, russia uses a scheme of 'juggling' ships between related companies to conceal oil exports outside the price cap and other restrictions, as well as to hide the real owners of ships, and to ensure unimpeded transportation of fossil fuels by a 'shadow' fleet of obsolete oil tankers, creates new companies for these purposes (in UAE, Hong Kong, India, Turkey, Mauritius, Seychelles, and other jurisdictions) with non-transparent organizational and ownership structures. In order to implement this scheme, technical/commercial management and ship owners are constantly changing, and vessels are renamed with a change of flag, MMSI, call-sign, including for sanctioned vessels. Shadow fleet vessels operate under 'convenient flags', which allows them to conceal their true origin and avoid control by international organizations and insurance companies. · During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo on russian oil, the tanker has been involved in exporting russian oil mainly to India from russian ports in the Baltic, Black seas, and the Pacific region, and conducting dark activities at sea with the AIS signal turned off. · Gatik Ship Management and Galena Ship Management were the previous managers of the tanker. · In June 2025, Australia imposed sanctions on the vessel. · | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Comoros | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9378620 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 620800044 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Djibouti · Gabon · Hong Kong SAR · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Liberia | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Ganga · Lr2 Polaris · Polaris Bay · Varvara | [sources] | |||
| Tonnage | 109996 | [sources] | |||
| Type | Crude Oil Tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | kse.ua · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.balticshipping.com · www.blackseanews.net · www.blackseanews.net · | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Transportation of fossil fuels
Transporting russian crude oil/oil products in violation of other restrictions
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
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| Sanctions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| Ukraine | ГУР МО України | - | - | ||
| Linked to | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Bai Sha Hu Shipmanagement Co | Ship Safety Management Manager | - | ||
| Bai Sha Hu Shipmanagement Co | Commercial ship manager | - | ||
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Gong Yu Shipping Ltd | - | - | ||