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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CERES I | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | S9U4 | [sources] | |||
| Description | According to the American human rights group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), which monitors Iran-related tanker traffic using satellite data, the vessel is involved in the transportation of Iranian crude oil and/or petroleum products and has been included in the UANI's 'Ghost Armada' list since April 2021. · Also, according to UANI, the CERES I tanker is one of 16 oil tankers that have switched from Iranian oil to russian oil as of July 2022. · Also, the tanker CERES I was included by UANI in the list of tankers of the Maduro-Khamenei Oil Alliance involved in the transportation of Iranian and Venezuelan oil. On June 11, 2022, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed a 20-year cooperation agreement to expand ties in the oil and petrochemical industries, military and economic spheres. Since then, bilateral ties have been developing: in 2023, Iran supplied more than 12 million barrels of crude oil and gas condensate, and Venezuela supplied about the same amount of fuel oil to Iran in return. Most of the cargo is transported by vessels of the sanctioned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) in both directions: Iranian oil and gas are unloaded in Venezuelan ports, and the same NITC tankers load Venezuelan fuel oil on the way back to China. A significant number of non-NITC vessels flying foreign (non-Iranian) flags are also involved in the trade. · In July 2024, the CERES I tanker was involved in a collision with another oil tanker, causing an oil spill in international waters near Malaysia. During the collision, the CERES I's tracking signals did not correspond to its position, which prevented it from communicating with the other vessel. · On December 03, 2024, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel. · | [sources] | |||
| Flag | São Tomé & Príncipe | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9229439 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 668116233 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Honduras · Japan · Liberia · Marshall Islands · Panama | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Affluence · Mogamigawa · Pacific Alfa · Pacific Glory | [sources] | |||
| Type | Crude Oil Tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | home.treasury.gov · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.balticshipping.com · www.lloydslist.com · www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com · | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Transportation of Iranian oil
Transportation of fossil fuels
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| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Blueshark Shipping PTE LTD | Ship Safety Management Manager | - | ||
| Ceres Shipping LTD-HKG | Commercial ship manager | - | ||
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Ceres Shipping LTD-HKG | - | - | ||