IMO 9389679
The vessel BULLAR was selected as Vessel Spotlight due to its ranking of #31 among 2,733 monitored vessels and its notable 90-day metrics, which included 131 loiter events and 421 zone dwell events. The top operating zones included the Baltic Exit/Tallinn Approach, Danish Straits/Skagerrak, and Archipelago Sea Surveillance Zone, among others. The vessel was detected in the vicinity of terminal zones, but no direct terminal visits were recorded during this period. These observations are based on AIS-derived behavioral indicators.
Vessel information
Movement & AIS Track
The vessel BULLAR was detected in the Baltic Exit/Tallinn Approach zone most frequently, with 276 events recorded, including 145 zone dwell and 131 loiter events. Additional detections occurred in the Danish Straits/Skagerrak (27 events), Archipelago Sea Surveillance Zone (16 events), and several other zones, though no direct terminal visits were recorded during this period. The vessel did not have any terminal zone detections.
| Zone | Events | Types | First Seen | Last Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltic Exit/Tallinn Approach | 276 | zone_dwell: 145, loiter: 131 | Mar 17, 2026 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Danish Straits/Skagerrak | 27 | zone_dwell: 27 | Mar 14, 2026 | May 30, 2026 |
| Archipelago Sea Surveillance Zone | 16 | zone_dwell: 16 | Jun 3, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Brittany Channel Surveillance Zone | 12 | zone_dwell: 10, ais_gap: 2 | May 25, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Central Atlantic Monitoring Zone | 12 | zone_dwell: 12 | May 20, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| Central Baltic Monitoring Zone | 12 | zone_dwell: 11, ais_gap: 1 | Jan 22, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Archipelago Sea Sanction Zone | 11 | zone_dwell: 11 | Mar 12, 2026 | May 27, 2026 |
| discovered_086 | 11 | zone_dwell: 11 | Mar 13, 2026 | Mar 29, 2026 |
| Unknown Maritime Surveillance Zone | 10 | zone_dwell: 10 | May 26, 2026 | May 26, 2026 |
| Eastern Mediterranean Sanctioned Vessel Zone | 9 | zone_dwell: 9 | May 9, 2026 | May 9, 2026 |
| Brest Approaches Monitoring Zone | 9 | zone_dwell: 9 | Jan 24, 2026 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Southeast Aegean Monitoring Zone | 7 | zone_dwell: 7 | Jun 1, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| English Channel Surveillance Zone | 7 | zone_dwell: 7 | Mar 14, 2026 | May 19, 2026 |
| Cape Peninsula Surveillance Zone | 7 | zone_dwell: 6, ais_gap: 1 | Mar 27, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Southern Öresund Surveillance Zone | 7 | zone_dwell: 7 | Mar 15, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 |
Ownership & Management
Voyage Experience Corp is a Seychelles-registered maritime company identified in public sanctions-related shipping intelligence as the owner of the tanker BULLAR as of 25.09.2025. Publicly available records connect the company to a vessel used in Russian crude oil/oil products export activity and shadow-fleet allegations, but no broader corporate profile was available in the provided sources.
⚠ Red Flags
- Named as owner of a vessel described as part of a shadow fleet.[1]
- Associated with a tanker alleged to have conducted AIS-off activity and Russian oil transport in embargo-sensitive trade routes.[1]
- No public beneficial ownership information was available in the provided sources.
STELLAR SHIP SOLUTIONS LLC appears to be an Azerbaijan-based maritime ship owner/manager. Available maritime database information indicates it acts as an ISM manager and manages tanker vessels, but the underlying corporate background is limited in the accessible sources.[2]
⚠ Red Flags
- Inconsistent registered address information between the user-provided address and the address shown in the maritime database entry.[2]
- Accessible sources provide only limited ownership and fleet transparency.
LIGHT MARITIME LTD appears in maritime sanctions and vessel-ownership datasets as the ship owner and commercial ship manager of the tanker BULLAR (IMO 9389679). The vessel is a 2008-built crude oil tanker / Aframax product-crude tanker currently associated with the Sierra Leone flag in vessel databases, and it has been cited in sanctions-related reporting as part of the Russian shadow fleet.[1][2][3]
⚠ Red Flags
- Association with BULLAR, a tanker identified by War & Sanctions as part of the Russian shadow fleet and used for Russian crude oil/product exports.[3]
- BULLAR has reported AIS shutdown/dark activity and embargo-evading transshipment allegations in sanctions reporting.[3]
- The company is linked in the source data to a vessel that was subject to UK sanctions in May 2025.[3]
Name, Flag & Ownership History
- Oct 1, 2025BULLAR
- Jun 1, 2023Lieto
- Aug 1, 2015Ace
- Aug 1, 2014Acadia
- Sep 1, 2008Overseas Acadia
- Oct 1, 2025🇸🇱 Sierra leone
- Jun 1, 2025🇻🇺 Vanuatu
- Oct 1, 2024🇧🇧 Barbados
- Apr 1, 2024🇨🇰 Cook islands
- Jun 1, 2023🏳️ Palau (Republic of)
- Sep 1, 2008🇲🇭 Marshall Islands
| Date | Company | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2025 | STELLAR SHIP SOLUTIONS LLC | ISM Manager |
| Sep 25, 2025 | VOYAGE EXPERIENCE CORP | Registered owner |
| Sep 25, 2025 | VOYAGE EXPERIENCE CORP | Ship manager/Commercial manager |
| Jun 12, 2025 | MARITIME MAVENS LLC | ISM Manager |
| Feb 28, 2025 | TITAN MARINE MANAGEMENT' LLC | ISM Manager |
| Feb 28, 2025 | LIGHT MARITIME LTD | Registered owner |
| Feb 28, 2025 | LIGHT MARITIME LTD | Ship manager/Commercial manager |
| Jun 9, 2023 | FLAMING STAR CORP | Ship manager/Commercial manager |
| Jun 9, 2023 | BPC SHIPMANAGEMENT SRL | ISM Manager |
| Jun 9, 2023 | FLAMING STAR CORP | Registered owner |
| Aug 25, 2015 | V SHIPS LTD | ISM Manager |
| Aug 24, 2015 | NGM ENERGY SA | Ship manager/Commercial manager |
| Aug 5, 2014 | GOODWOOD SHIP MANAGEMENT | ISM Manager |
| Aug 4, 2014 | GROTON PACIFIC CARRIERS INC | Ship manager/Commercial manager |
| Aug 3, 2012 | OSG SHIP MANAGEMENT GR LTD | ISM Manager |
| Aug 3, 2012 | OSG SHIP MANAGEMENT GR LTD | Ship manager/Commercial manager |
| Feb 8, 2009 | TANKER MANAGEMENT LTD | ISM Manager |
| Oct 24, 2008 | TANKER MANAGEMENT LTD | Ship manager/Commercial manager |
| Sep 18, 2008 | UNKNOWN | ISM Manager |
| Sep 2, 2008 | OSG SHIP MANAGEMENT UK LTD | Ship manager/Commercial manager |
| Sep 2, 2008 | ALPHA AFRAMAX CORP | Registered owner |
Media Mentions
- BULLAR (Shadow Fleet) - War & SanctionsWar & Sanctions
Classification & Safety
Disclaimer
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Data Scope & Currency
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