MELITE

IMO 9288710

⭐ Vessel Spotlight — 2026-05-27 🚫 SANCTIONED 🇪🇺EU 🇨🇦CA 🇳🇿NZ 🇬🇧UK
Rank: #9 of 2,614 STS detections: 0 Loiter: 289 AIS gap events: 8 Zone dwell: 561 90-day AIS-derived behavioral indicators

The vessel MELITE was selected as Vessel Spotlight due to its ranking of #9 among 2,614 monitored vessels, with key 90-day metrics including 0 STS proximity events, 8 AIS gaps, 289 loitering events, and 561 zone dwell events. The top operating zones included the Baltic Exit/Tallinn Approach, Danish Straits/Skagerrak, Southern Black Sea Surveillance Zone, English Channel Surveillance Zone, and Southern Öresund Surveillance Zone. 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 🇨🇲 Cameroon
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 594 events recorded, including 305 zone dwell and 289 loiter events. Additional detections occurred in the Danish Straits/Skagerrak (23 events), Southern Black Sea Surveillance Zone (18 events), and English Channel Surveillance Zone (15 events), among others. 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 594 zone_dwell: 305, loiter: 289 Mar 2, 2026 May 27, 2026
Danish Straits/Skagerrak 23 zone_dwell: 23 Feb 27, 2026 May 16, 2026
Southern Black Sea Surveillance Zone 18 zone_dwell: 18 Feb 21, 2026 May 18, 2026
English Channel Surveillance Zone 15 zone_dwell: 15 Feb 25, 2026 May 17, 2026
Southern Öresund Surveillance Zone 15 zone_dwell: 14, ais_gap: 1 Mar 1, 2026 May 17, 2026
discovered_016 14 zone_dwell: 14 Apr 30, 2026 Apr 30, 2026
Eastern Mediterranean Sanctioned Vessel Zone 13 zone_dwell: 13 Feb 22, 2026 Mar 23, 2026
Archipelago Sea Sanction Zone 12 zone_dwell: 12 Mar 24, 2026 May 14, 2026
Cape Peninsula Surveillance Zone 10 zone_dwell: 10 Feb 28, 2026 Mar 22, 2026
Central Atlantic Monitoring Zone 9 zone_dwell: 9 May 9, 2026 May 10, 2026
Brest Approaches Monitoring Zone 9 zone_dwell: 9 Feb 21, 2026 May 1, 2026
English Channel Surveillance Zone 9 zone_dwell: 8, ais_gap: 1 Feb 25, 2026 Mar 22, 2026
Brittany Coast Surveillance Zone 9 zone_dwell: 9 Feb 25, 2026 Feb 26, 2026
Atlantic Midway Monitoring Zone 8 zone_dwell: 8 Mar 24, 2026 Mar 24, 2026
Archipelago Sea Surveillance Zone 7 zone_dwell: 6, ais_gap: 1 May 19, 2026 May 19, 2026

Ownership & Management

Registered Owner
MORVEX VENTURE LTD
Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles.
ISM Manager
AQUA FLEET MANAGEMENT LLC
Apartment 25, Building 5, Sulh Street 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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MORVEX VENTURE LTD

MORVEX VENTURE LTD is a Seychelles-registered maritime company listed as a commercial manager and registered owner in maritime databases. It is reported to manage a small tanker fleet and is associated with the vessel MELITE.[1][2]

Fleet1 vessel(s)
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AQUA FLEET MANAGEMENT LLC

Aqua Fleet Management LLC is an Azerbaijan-registered ship management company identified as the ship manager and technical manager for a small fleet of vessels. Available sanctions and maritime intelligence sources indicate it has been associated with vessels designated under the EU/Ukraine-related sanctions framework, and it operates from an address in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan.[1][2][4][5][7]

Fleet3 vessel(s)
SanctionsAqua Fleet Management LLC is listed in sanctions-related datasets and was designated in the Ukraine regime in 2025. OpenSanctions states it manages EDERRA, SAURI, and TEMIRO, all of which are listed under Annex XVI to Decision 2014/512/CFSP; the EU sanctions tracker shows a designation date of 19 July 2025, and the Ukrainian war-sanctions portal lists Aqua Fleet Management LLC as ship safety management manager for SAURI.[1][4][5][7]

⚠ Red Flags

  • Company appears in sanctions-related datasets and was designated under the Ukraine regime in 2025.
  • The company is linked to vessels listed under Annex XVI to Decision 2014/512/CFSP.
  • Ukrainian war-sanctions sources identify the company in connection with SAURI as a ship safety management manager.
  • No beneficial ownership or group structure was identifiable from the provided sources.

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 (8)
  • Feb 1, 2026
    🇨🇲 Cameroon
  • 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
Feb 10, 2026AQUA FLEET MANAGEMENT LLCISM Manager
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 MARINEShip manager/Commercial manager
Jan 4, 2025NORTHPOLE MARINEISM Manager
Aug 11, 2023ALMUHIT ALHADI MARINE SERVICESShip manager/Commercial manager
Aug 11, 2023ALMUHIT ALHADI MARINE SERVICESISM Manager
Jun 22, 2023RADIATING WORLD SHIPPING SERVSISM Manager
Dec 21, 2022RADIATING WORLD SHIPPING SERVSShip manager/Commercial manager
Dec 21, 2022UNKNOWNISM Manager
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
24
Total Inspections
0
Detentions

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Data Scope & Currency
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