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SULEYMAN I

Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameSULEYMAN I[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign3E4997[sources]
DescriptionAccording to CREA, from January to August 2024, the number of shadow tankers crossing the Danish Straits in Europe increased by 277% compared to the same period in 2022, with 64% of the 46 million tons of russian marine oil transported through the Danish Straits being transported by shadow tankers. In the same period, the number of shadow tankers in the Straits of Dover and Gibraltar increased by 355% compared to 2022, transporting 67% of the 37 million tons of oil through the straits. The Suez Canal experienced a staggering 649% increase in shadow tanker traffic, with 69% of the 52 million tons of russian crude oil passing through it being transported by these vessels. · 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 the 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 and the price-cap policy on russian crude oil, the tanker is involved in the export of russian oil from russian ports to third countries. · On November 25, 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on a tanker in connection with the transportation of russian oil/oil products from the russian federation to a third country as part of the restrictions on the russian shadow fleet. · 8 more...[sources]
FlagPanama[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9297371[sources]
MMSI352002677[sources]
Past FlagsIsle of Man · St. Kitts & Nevis · Marshall Islands[sources]
Previous nameAmore Mio · British Eagle · Godam · Parosea[sources]
TypeCrude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linkkse.ua · safety4sea.com · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.blackseanews.net · www.blackseanews.net · 4 more...[sources]
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Descriptions

Shipping sanctions: where shipping sanctions apply, a specified ship is prohibited from entering a port in the UK, may be given a movement or a port entry direction, can be detained, and will be refused permission to register on the UK Ship Register or have its existing registration terminated.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Transporting russian oil in violation of other restrictions

— Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Transportation of fossil fuels

— Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Relationships

Data sources

Ukraine War and Sanctions1,734

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,765

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Source data IDs: gb-fcdo-rus2329 · ua-ws-62718f0b7fb8899f71d98d34e889d33334a58073

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