Zaliv-Amurskiy

The European Union has adopted its newest sanctions package on Dec 16, 2024, at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, adding 52 new vessels, among them the 'Zaliv Amurskiy', to the sanctions list that have been deemed by the EU to be supporting Russia’s war machine. The vessels that have been sanctioned are primarily involved in circumventing the oil price cap mechanism implemented by the West, in arms deliveries, and in the transportation of stolen grain. This latest package has brought the total number of vessels sanctioned by the EU to 79. The majority of the vessels are involved in the transport of Russian oil and in transporting arms for the Russian military. The sanctions package also targets a total of 54 individuals and 30 entities that are deemed to be bolstering Russia’s war effort. Among them, there are also entities and individuals in China and North Korea who have been deemed to be supplying Russia with dual-use materials to support Russia’s military efforts. Two senior North Korean officials and seven Chinese individuals and companies have been targeted in the latest sanctions. The purpose of the sanctions has been defined to increase the operational costs for Russia by banning them from ports in the EU and hindering them from receiving maritime services.

On Feb 13, 2018, at 4.30 p.m. the "Zaliv Amurskiy" ran aground at kilometer mark 41 during the transit of the Suez Canal. Six vessels in the northbound convoy had to wait about a day to move on. The grounding was caused by a failure of the steering gear. The vessel was the 19th ship in the northbound convoy, which consisted of 25 vessels. A tug refloated the ship in the afternoon of 'Feb 14 and towed it to Port Said. Then the convoys could resume sailing in the northbound direction again. The accident did not affect traffic in the southbound direction. There were no reports of damage to the ship.

Zaliv Amurskiy, tanker of Primorsk Shipping Corporation (PRISCO), completed her first Arctic voyage on October 22, 2013. The vessel arrived at Antwerp for unloading of diesel fuel delivered via the Northern Sea Route, PRISCO press center says. This tanker was the first vessel of PRISCO to use ECDIS instead of conventional navigational charts. The company’s Zaliv Baikal tanker assisted by nuclear icebreaker Taimyr is currently sailing along the Sannikov Strait. Upon completion of the voyage, she will be the second (after Zaliv Amurskiy) vessel of PRISCO to shift to ECDIS.