MELITE

IMO 9288710

Vessel Spotlight — 2026-03-11 🚫 SANCTIONED 🇪🇺EU 🇨🇦CA 🇳🇿NZ 🇬🇧UK
Rank: #10 of 1,775 STS detections: 0 Loiter: 133 AIS gap events: 4 Zone dwell: 241 90-day AIS-derived behavioral indicators

The vessel MELITE was selected as Vessel Spotlight due to its ranking of #10 among 1,775 monitored vessels and its notable 90-day metrics, which included 133 loitering events and 241 zone dwell events. The top operating zones included the Baltic Exit/Tallinn Approach, with 273 events, and the Danish Straits/Skagerrak, among others. The vessel was detected in the vicinity of terminal zones, but no direct terminal visits were recorded during this period. These metrics are based on AIS-derived behavioral indicators.

Vessel information

Vessel Name MELITE
IMO Number 9288710
MMSI 613710000
Vessel Type Tanker
Flag 🇸🇱 Sierra leone
Call Sign TJMC961
Length 250 m
Beam 44 m
Gross Tonnage 62,320 GT
Build Year 2005

Movement & AIS Track

The vessel MELITE was detected in the Baltic Exit/Tallinn Approach zone most frequently, with 273 events recorded, including 140 zone dwell and 133 loiter events. Additional detections occurred in the Danish Straits/Skagerrak (9 events), discovered_070 (9 events), Southeast Aegean Monitoring Zone (7 events), discovered_068 (7 events), and the English Channel Surveillance Zone (12 events), all primarily consisting of zone dwell events. The vessel was detected in the vicinity of terminal zones; however, no direct terminal visits were recorded during this period.

ZoneEventsTypesFirst SeenLast Seen
Baltic Exit/Tallinn Approach 273 zone_dwell: 140, loiter: 133 Mar 2, 2026 Mar 8, 2026
Danish Straits/Skagerrak 9 zone_dwell: 9 Feb 27, 2026 Feb 28, 2026
discovered_070 9 zone_dwell: 9 Feb 25, 2026 Feb 26, 2026
Southeast Aegean Monitoring Zone 7 zone_dwell: 7 Feb 27, 2026 Feb 27, 2026
discovered_068 7 zone_dwell: 7 Feb 21, 2026 Feb 21, 2026
English Channel Surveillance Zone 6 zone_dwell: 6 Feb 25, 2026 Mar 2, 2026
English Channel Surveillance Zone 6 zone_dwell: 5, ais_gap: 1 Feb 25, 2026 Feb 25, 2026
Eastern Mediterranean Sanctioned Vessel Zone 6 zone_dwell: 6 Feb 22, 2026 Feb 22, 2026
Alboran Sea Surveillance Zone 4 zone_dwell: 4 Mar 2, 2026 Mar 2, 2026
Norwegian Sea Sanctioned Vessel Zone 4 zone_dwell: 4 Feb 28, 2026 Feb 28, 2026
Northern Baltic Surveillance Zone 4 zone_dwell: 4 Feb 22, 2026 Feb 22, 2026
Brest Approaches Monitoring Zone 4 zone_dwell: 4 Feb 21, 2026 Feb 21, 2026
Primorsk Approach Waters 3 zone_dwell: 2, ais_gap: 1 Mar 9, 2026 Mar 9, 2026
Strait of Gibraltar Surveillance Zone 3 zone_dwell: 2, ais_gap: 1 Feb 28, 2026 Feb 28, 2026
Northern Skagerrak Surveillance Zone 3 zone_dwell: 3 Feb 27, 2026 Feb 27, 2026

Ownership & Management

Registered Owner
MORVEX VENTURE LTD
Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles.
ISM Manager
TITAN MARINE MANAGEMENT' LLC
Apartment 17, Building 30, Estate 18, AZ 5000, Sumqayit Azerbaijan.
Ship Manager
MORVEX VENTURE LTD
Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles.
Commercial Manager
MORVEX VENTURE LTD
Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles.
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TITAN MARINE MANAGEMENT' LLC

TITAN MARINE MANAGEMENT' LLC is a maritime company based in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan, with IMO Company Number 0014659, that manages oil tankers. It is listed as the technical manager/operator for at least one vessel, NACHOS (IMO 9330604), and owns 4 vessels according to MagicPort data. The company has an amber fleet safety risk rating from IMRRA with an average vessel risk of 43%.[5][6]

Fleet4 vessel(s)

⚠ Red Flags

  • Amber fleet safety risk rating from IMRRA (average 43%)
  • Azerbaijan-based manager for oil tankers, which may warrant further due diligence in sanctions-sensitive contexts

Name, Flag & Ownership History

Name Changes (4)
  • Jul 1, 2025
    MELITE
  • Jun 1, 2025
    Kars
  • Dec 1, 2022
    Kudos Stars
  • Feb 1, 2005
    Delta Captain
Flag Changes (7)
  • Jul 1, 2025
    🇸🇱 Sierra leone
  • May 1, 2025
    🇰🇲 Comoros
  • Dec 1, 2024
    🇹🇿 Tanzania
  • Jul 1, 2024
    🏳️ Honduras
  • Dec 1, 2022
    🇨🇰 Cook islands
  • Apr 1, 2020
    🇱🇷 Liberia
  • 🇬🇷 Greece
DateCompanyRole
Jul 30, 2025TITAN MARINE MANAGEMENT' LLCISM Manager
Jul 30, 2025MORVEX VENTURE LTDRegistered owner
Jul 30, 2025MORVEX VENTURE LTDShip manager/Commercial manager
Jun 16, 2025UNKNOWNISM Manager
Jun 3, 2025NEGA BERRETO LTDShip manager/Commercial manager
Jun 3, 2025NEGA BERRETO LTDRegistered owner
Jan 4, 2025NORTHPOLE MARINEISM Manager
Jan 4, 2025NORTHPOLE MARINEShip manager/Commercial manager
Aug 11, 2023ALMUHIT ALHADI MARINE SERVICESISM Manager
Aug 11, 2023ALMUHIT ALHADI MARINE SERVICESShip manager/Commercial manager
Jun 22, 2023RADIATING WORLD SHIPPING SERVSISM Manager
Dec 21, 2022RADIATING WORLD SHIPPING SERVSShip manager/Commercial manager
Dec 21, 2022UNKNOWNISM Manager
Dec 21, 2022FREYANA SHIPPING LTDRegistered owner
Apr 16, 2020FEDRA MARITIME INCRegistered owner
May 9, 2012DELTA TANKERS LTDISM Manager
Mar 11, 2007DELTA TANKERS LTDShip manager/Commercial manager
Oct 16, 2006DELTA TANKERS LTDISM Manager
May 5, 2006MASTER ENERegistered owner
Aug 23, 2005MARMARAS NAVIGATION LTDISM Manager
Feb 18, 2005MARMARAS NAVIGATION LTDShip manager/Commercial manager

Media Mentions

Classification & Safety

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping Delivered
23
Total Inspections
0
Detentions

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