During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian crude oil / petroleum products, tanker IMO 9397456 has been actively engaged in the export of russian crude oil / petroleum products since November 2024. It has operated from russian ports in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea, including port calls at russian ports of Novorossiysk and Vysotsk, while employing deceptive shipping practices – specifically, disabling Automatic Identification System (AIS) and maintaining prolonged dark activity off the coast of Novorossiysk. The vessel has called at the Sheskharis terminal at Novorossiysk, with documented activity in December 2024. The Sheskharis terminal is a transshipment hub and the terminus of trunk pipelines operated by JSC "Chernomortransneft" (АО "Черномортранснефть", TIN 2315072242), which is sanctioned by the United States. The company is a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian PJSC "Transneft" (ПАО "Транснефть", TIN 7706061801).
It has operated from russian ports in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea, including port calls at russian ports of Novorossiysk and Vysotsk, while employing deceptive shipping practices – specifically, disabling Automatic Identification System (AIS) and maintaining prolonged dark activity off the coast of Novorossiysk. The vessel has called at the Sheskharis terminal at Novorossiysk, with documented activity in December 2024. The Sheskharis terminal is a transshipment hub and the terminus of trunk pipelines operated by JSC "Chernomortransneft" (АО "Черномортранснефть", TIN 2315072242), which is sanctioned by the United States.
During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian crude oil / petroleum products, tanker IMO 9397456 has been actively engaged in the export of russian crude oil / petroleum products since November 2024.