ALMOND

IMO 9385142

Vessel Spotlight — 2026-06-26 🚫 SANCTIONED 🇺🇸US 🇪🇺EU 🇨🇦CA 🇬🇧UK
Rank: #40 of 2,896 STS detections: 12 Loiter: 67 AIS gap events: 9 Zone dwell: 298 90-day AIS-derived behavioral indicators

The vessel ALMOND was selected as Vessel Spotlight due to its ranking of #40 among 2,896 monitored vessels, with key metrics over the past 90 days including 12 STS proximity events, 9 AIS gaps, 67 loitering events, and 298 zone dwell events. It was detected in the vicinity of the Primorsk Terminal zone but no direct terminal visits were recorded during this period. The top operating zones included the Eastern Mediterranean Monitoring Zone, Eastern Mediterranean Sanctioned Vessel Zone, and Danish Straits/Skagerrak. These metrics are AIS-derived behavioral indicators.

Vessel information

Vessel Name ALMOND
IMO Number 9385142
MMSI 273276930
Vessel Type Tanker
Flag 🇷🇺 Russia
Call Sign UARD7
Length 183 m
Beam 32 m
Gross Tonnage 29,967 GT
Build Year 2009

Movement & AIS Track

The vessel ALMOND was detected in the Eastern Mediterranean Monitoring Zone most frequently, with 112 events recorded, including 63 zone dwell and 48 loiter events. It was also detected in the Eastern Mediterranean Sanctioned Vessel Zone (51 events) and the Danish Straits/Skagerrak (27 events). The vessel was detected in the vicinity of the Primorsk Terminal (20 events), though no direct terminal visits were recorded during this period.

ZoneEventsTypesFirst SeenLast Seen
Eastern Mediterranean Monitoring Zone 112 zone_dwell: 63, loiter: 48, ais_gap: 1 Jun 1, 2026 Jun 8, 2026
Eastern Mediterranean Sanctioned Vessel Zone 51 zone_dwell: 32, loiter: 19 May 18, 2026 May 31, 2026
Danish Straits/Skagerrak 27 zone_dwell: 27 Feb 20, 2026 May 6, 2026
Baltic Exit/Tallinn Approach 22 zone_dwell: 22 Feb 22, 2026 May 3, 2026
Primorsk Terminal 20 zone_dwell: 13, loiter: 7 Feb 28, 2026 Feb 28, 2026
Strait of Gibraltar Surveillance Zone 18 zone_dwell: 18 Apr 17, 2026 Jun 15, 2026
Archipelago Sea Sanction Zone 18 zone_dwell: 18 Feb 22, 2026 May 8, 2026
Baltic Sea Surveillance Zone 13 zone_dwell: 12, ais_gap: 1 Mar 6, 2026 Apr 23, 2026
Brittany Channel Monitoring Zone 12 zone_dwell: 12 Feb 19, 2026 Jun 21, 2026
Eastern Mediterranean Surveillance Zone 12 sts: 12 Jun 3, 2026 Jun 3, 2026
Unknown Maritime Surveillance Zone 11 zone_dwell: 11 Apr 21, 2026 May 8, 2026
Central Mediterranean Sanctions Monitoring Zone 11 zone_dwell: 11 Apr 22, 2026 Apr 22, 2026
Alboran Sea Surveillance Zone 10 zone_dwell: 10 Feb 20, 2026 Mar 9, 2026
Brest Approaches Monitoring Zone 9 zone_dwell: 9 Mar 7, 2026 Jun 8, 2026
Southern Öresund Surveillance Zone 9 zone_dwell: 9 Mar 5, 2026 Apr 24, 2026

STS Proximity Partners

The vessel ALMOND recorded 12 STS proximity detections involving 12 distinct partner vessels. The most frequent partners detected in proximity were PIERO A, ASTROLIGHT, ATMOS, NISSOS SERIFOS, and TRANS FJORD, each appearing once. None of the partner vessels were identified as sanctioned.

🇰🇲 PIERO A
1 events Not Sanctioned
🏳️ ASTROLIGHT
1 events Not Sanctioned
🇨🇲 ATMOS
1 events Not Sanctioned
🇲🇭 NISSOS SERIFOS
1 events Not Sanctioned
🇵🇦 TRANS FJORD
1 events Not Sanctioned
🇷🇺 HYPERION
1 events Not Sanctioned
🇱🇷 THALIA
1 events Not Sanctioned
🇷🇺 GEORGY MASLOV
1 events Not Sanctioned
🇱🇷 NAVE AMARYLLIS
1 events Not Sanctioned
🇱🇷 ILAN
1 events Not Sanctioned
🇱🇷 MILANO
1 events Not Sanctioned
🇨🇲 DORIN
1 events Not Sanctioned

Ownership & Management

Registered Owner
NORTH FLEET LTD
Kab 10, pom 7-H, Liter A, ul Vasi Alekseyeva 14, St Petersburg, 198188, Russia.
ISM Manager
NORTH FLEET LTD
Kab 10, pom 7-H, Liter A, ul Vasi Alekseyeva 14, St Petersburg, 198188, Russia.
Ship Manager
NORTH FLEET LTD
Kab 10, pom 7-H, Liter A, ul Vasi Alekseyeva 14, St Petersburg, 198188, Russia.
Commercial Manager
NORTH FLEET LTD
Kab 10, pom 7-H, Liter A, ul Vasi Alekseyeva 14, St Petersburg, 198188, Russia.
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NORTH FLEET LTD

NORTH FLEET LTD is a Russian-based commercial ship manager and registered owner of a shadow fleet, primarily managing 10 tanker vessels involved in exporting Russian crude oil under G7+ oil embargoes. The company is flagged as a sanction-linked entity and operates vessels with AIS disabled from Russian ports, including in the Baltic Sea.

Fleet10 vessel(s)
SanctionsSanction-linked entity; flagged as a Person of interest by OpenSanctions and included in Ukraine's War & Sanctions shadow fleet registry for managing vessels exporting Russian crude oil under G7+ embargoes with AIS disabled.

⚠ Red Flags

  • Address shared by multiple Russian shadow fleet companies
  • Company flagged as sanction-linked entity
  • Vessels managed export Russian crude oil under G7+ embargoes
  • Vessels operated with AIS disabled from Russian ports
  • Fleet consists primarily of older tankers (90% aged 15+ years)

Name, Flag & Ownership History

Name Changes (4)
  • Mar 1, 2025
    ALMOND
  • Sep 1, 2024
    Diamond
  • Aug 1, 2016
    SCF Don
  • Apr 1, 2009
    Prisco Elizaveta
Flag Changes (7)
  • Sep 1, 2025
    🇷🇺 Russia
  • May 1, 2025
    🇰🇲 Comoros
  • Mar 1, 2025
    🇰🇲 Comoros
  • Sep 1, 2024
    🇧🇧 Barbados
  • Jan 1, 2024
    🏳️ Gabon
  • Aug 1, 2016
    🇱🇷 Liberia
  • Apr 1, 2009
    🇨🇾 Cyprus
DateCompanyRole
Sep 4, 2025NORTH FLEET LTDISM Manager
Sep 1, 2025NORTH FLEET LTDRegistered owner
Sep 1, 2025NORTH FLEET LTDShip manager/Commercial manager
Mar 19, 2025ORCHID SHIPMANAGEMENT LLC-FZISM Manager
Mar 17, 2025UNKNOWNISM Manager
Oct 15, 2024ORCHID SHIPMANAGEMENT LLC-FZISM Manager
Sep 20, 2024UNKNOWNISM Manager
Sep 20, 2024MANDOLIN SHIPPING LTDRegistered owner
Sep 20, 2024ORCHID SHIPMANAGEMENT LLC-FZShip manager/Commercial manager
Mar 16, 2024FORNAX SHIP MANAGEMENTShip manager/Commercial manager
Mar 16, 2024FORNAX SHIP MANAGEMENTISM Manager
Aug 14, 2023OIL TANKERS SCF MGMT FZCOISM Manager
Aug 14, 2023OIL TANKERS SCF MGMT FZCOShip manager/Commercial manager
Apr 20, 2022SUN SHIP MANAGEMENTISM Manager
Apr 20, 2022SUN SHIP MANAGEMENTShip manager/Commercial manager
Jan 1, 2022SCF MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTDShip manager/Commercial manager
Jan 1, 2022SCF MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTDISM Manager
Aug 24, 2016SUN SHIP MANAGEMENTISM Manager
Aug 22, 2016SUPER SHIPPING CORPRegistered owner
Aug 22, 2016SUN SHIP MANAGEMENTShip manager/Commercial manager
Sep 13, 2009PRISCO SINGAPORE PTE LTDISM Manager
Apr 16, 2009PRISCO SINGAPORE PTE LTDShip manager/Commercial manager

Media Mentions

Classification & Safety

Indian Register of Shipping (IACS) Withdrawn
29
Total Inspections
0
Detentions

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Data Scope & Currency
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