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CEPHEUS

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TypeVessel[sources]
NameCEPHEUS[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign3E3724[sources]
DescriptionDuring the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price-cap policy on russian oil, the tanker is involved in the export of russian oil from russian ports to third countries. · Oil exports from russia are the most important source of income for the regime of the aggressor country to finance the war against Ukraine. From February 2022 to November 22, 2024, russia earned almost 546 billion euros in revenues from oil exports (69% of all revenues from fossil fuel exports). In 2023, about a third of all tax revenues in russia came from the sale of oil and gas. The tax on oil production collected by the russian federation in 2023 amounted to 8.9 trillion rubles, or 31% of total federal revenues. According to the CREA data for October 2024, russia's revenues from crude oil exported by sea amounted to 210 million euros per day, 83% of the total volume of russian marine crude oil was transported by “shadow” tankers, while tankers owned or insured in countries that impose price restrictions accounted for 17% of the total value of russian oil exported in October. · 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. · The international non-governmental organization Greenpeace refers to the tanker as a shadowy fleet of tankers that transport russian oil around the world and threaten the environment. · The vessel is certified by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (IACS). · 2 more...[sources]
FlagPanama[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9299721[sources]
MMSI352001911[sources]
Past FlagsIndia · Liberia · Qatar · Singapore[sources]
Previous nameAmba Bhargavi · Oberon · Ocean Mare · Ruwais[sources]
TypeCrude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linkenergyandcleanair.org · energyandcleanair.org · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.balticshipping.com · www.blackseanews.net · 4 more...[sources]
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Descriptions

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,

Transportation of fossil fuels

Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Transporting russian oil in violation of other restrictions

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-rus2341 · ua-ws-61a647e4f18b1f5bce1d5b2847354d659f15aa98

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