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NS Stream

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NS Stream is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	NS Stream · Serenade				[sources]
Other name	NS Stream				[sources]
Build Date	2006				[sources]
Call Sign	`8P2363`				[sources]
Description	In June 2024, EU imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with its support for the development of the russian energy sector. · On October 17, 2024, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with promoting, supporting actions or policies aimed at the operation, development or expansion of the energy sector in russia, including energy infrastructure. · The vessel has been recorded by the Monitoring Group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies and the BlackSeaNews editorial board as a violator of the embargo on the import of russian crude oil. In particular, the facts of the vessel's participation in the transportation of russian oil were recorded in January 2023 (from the russian port of Tuapse to the Turkish port of Mersin), in February 2023 (from the russian port of Taman to the Greek ports of the Gulf of Lakonikos and Agio Theodoroi), and in June 2024 (from the russian port of Ust-Luga to the Turkish port of Tuzla). · The vessel is involved in the transportation of russian oil from russian ports to third countries and violation of the G7 and EU oil embargo on russian oil. · The vessel is owned by Wasp Navigation Co, with Sun Ship Management and Oil Tankers Scf Mgmt Fzco among the former managers, are affiliated with the sanctioned Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia, a key company for servicing and supporting offshore extraction of hydrocarbons, transportation of russian oil, oil products, and LNG. The services provided by Sovcomflot are a significant source of income for the russian federation, as more than 70% of russia's revenues come from the sale of energy, which allows it to finance its war against Ukraine. The main charterers of Sovcomflot vessels are the largest oil and gas companies and traders in russia. Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in Russia: "Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Yamal LNG, and others. Prior to russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the company's fleet consisted of about 145 vessels. After the sanctions were imposed, Sovcomflot transferred dozens of vessels to the ownership of companies it had set up, including in foreign jurisdictions, in order to circumvent them, and began the practice of constantly "juggling" (transferring) vessels to affiliated companies. According to expert estimates, the tankers transferred by Sovcomflot to related companies are part of the so-called "shadow tanker fleet" of the russian federation to continue selling russian oil, oil products, and liquefied natural gas under western sanctions.				[sources]
Flag	Barbados				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO9318541`				[sources]
MMSI	`314897000`				[sources]
Past Flags	Gabon · Liberia				[sources]
Previous name	NS Stream				[sources]
Type	Chemical/Oil Products Tanker				[sources]
Source link	cont.ws · eadaily.com · eur-lex.europa.eu · myshiptracking.com · myshiptracking.com · 7 more...				[sources]
Last change	2024-12-16	Last processed	2024-12-17	First seen	2024-07-10

Descriptions

Are operated in such a way as to contribute or support actions or policies for the exploitation, development or expansion of the energy sector in Russia, including energy infrastructure.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2024-10-17

Article 4x(2), point (c): are operated in such a way as to contribute or support actions or policies for the exploitation, development or expansion of the energy sector in Russia, including energy infrastructure.

— EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities, 2024-12-16

Transportation of fossil fuels

— Ukraine War and Sanctions, 2024-11-28

Violation of the oil embargo

— Ukraine War and Sanctions, 2024-11-28

Relationships

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Avebury Shipmanagment LLC-FZ	Ship Safety Management Manager	2024-10-18	-
Avebury Shipmanagment LLC-FZ	Commercial ship manager	2024-10-18	-

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Pharos Seaways с/о Avebury Shipmanagment LLC-FZ	-	2024-08-02	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
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	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), annexes 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 14a, 15, 15a, 15b, 25 and 33	2024-10-17	-
Council of the European Union	-	2024-06-25	-
EU	-	-	-

Data sources

Ukraine War and Sanctions1,905

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities1,076

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

EU Sanctions Map809

The EU Sanctions Map is a visualisation of EU sanctions policy. It includes a broader set of policies and entities than the EU consolidated sanctions list.

European Union · Council

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,695

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Source data IDs: eu-oj-ea591383cad109030e9bf74b1336853d9fbd8202 · ch-seco-78090 · eu-sancmap-7848046f8fa9ad1cf5800dfc0997bb2d09badb6c · ua-ws-cf1cd7141e450534086561e553e23c3b2ae94744

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