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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | LACONIA · Laconia · STARLIT | [sources] | |||
| Country | Russia | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | J2GA | [sources] | |||
| Description | According 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 oil, the tanker is involved in the export of russian oil from russian ports to third countries, and resorts to the practice of turning off the AIS signal, conducting so-called 'dark activities' at sea. · Gatik Ship Management and Gaurik Ship Management LLP were the previous managers of the tanker 'LACONIA'. · | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Djibouti · Gabon | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9257022 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 621819068 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Gabon · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Liberia · Marshall Islands · Panama · | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Acs Bright · Laconia · Ridgebury Alice M · S-Trooper · Sanko Bright | [sources] | |||
| Tonnage | 105745 | [sources] | |||
| Type | Crude Oil Tanker · 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 | |||
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.
Transportation of fossil fuels
Transporting russian crude oil/oil products in violation of other restrictions
| Sanctions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 | - | ||
| Canada | Global Affairs Canada | Russia / Russie | - | - | |
| Ukraine | ГУР МО України | Marine and Aircraft Vessels, Airports and Ports involved in the transportation of weapons, stolen Ukrainian products and in the circumvention of sanctions | - | - | |
| Linked to | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Sarswati Shipping Ltd | Commercial ship manager | - | ||
| Pu Tuo Shan Shipmanagement Co | Ship Safety Management Manager | - | ||
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Sarswati Shipping Ltd | - | - | ||
Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA
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