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| Property | Value | Lang | Source dataset | Source ID | First seen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vessel:description | russia has created its own shadow fleet of tankers, mostly made up of old tankers, many of which have experience in operating under sanctions imposed on regimes such as Iran. Since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, more than 90 vessels that previously helped Tehran export Iranian oil are now helping russia transport russian oil/oil products. In May 2022, UANI predicted that russia would use a 'ghost armada' to ensure that excess profits from oil exports flow to its Chinese partner, in particular. | ua_war_sanctions | ua-ws-c62ca6fa58cb85ccd1be4f0441b04db6172397ae | ||||
Vessel:description | Oil exports from russia are the most important source of income for the kremlin regime to finance the war against Ukraine. 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 CREA data for September 2024, russia's revenues from crude oil exported by sea amounted to 192 million euros per day, 86% 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 14% of the total value of russian oil exported in September. | ua_war_sanctions | ua-ws-c62ca6fa58cb85ccd1be4f0441b04db6172397ae | ||||
Vessel:description | 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 to third countries from russian ports in the Baltic Sea, and resorts to the practice of turning off the AIS signal and conducting so-called 'dark activities', in particular in the Baltic Sea near the coasts of russia, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. | ua_war_sanctions | ua-ws-c62ca6fa58cb85ccd1be4f0441b04db6172397ae | ||||
Vessel:description | The vessel is certified by the Registro Italiano Navale (IACS). | ua_war_sanctions | ua-ws-c62ca6fa58cb85ccd1be4f0441b04db6172397ae | ||||
Vessel:description | The shadow tanker fleet continues to generate multibillion-dollar revenues for the kremlin by circumventing sanctions by disguising its activities under third-country flags, using complex schemes to conceal owners, and poses significant environmental safety hazards with significant economic costs to coastal countries and/or the international community due to the outdated and inadequately insured shadow fleet tankers. | ua_war_sanctions | ua-ws-c62ca6fa58cb85ccd1be4f0441b04db6172397ae | ||||
Vessel:description | In September 2021, the United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) included the tanker in a public list of vessels suspected of involvement in the illegal transportation of Iranian oil. | ua_war_sanctions | ua-ws-c62ca6fa58cb85ccd1be4f0441b04db6172397ae | ||||