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Russian shipping and logistics company

Oboronlogistics (Russian: Оборонлогистика, romanized: oboronlogistika, lit. 'defense logistics') is a shipping and logistics state corporation owned by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The company was founded in 2011. Its name is a shortened form of the Russian language Obshchestvo s ogranichennoi otvetsvennostyu oboronlogistika; literally "limited liability company defense logistics".

Oboronlogistics had a special procedure for import and export for the port of Novorossiysk in 2018, which allowed it to conduct better trade in the Mediterranean region.

In 2019, the Oboronlogistics vessel Sparta III made a successful transit of the Northern Sea Route on its way from China to Europe.

In the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Turkey severely restricted the passage of military ships through the Bosporus Strait based on the Treaty of Montreux. Therefore, Russian logistics ships are currently not allowed to sail through the strait. Instead, military equipment or soldiers on civilian ships will probably be transferred from Syria to Russia by Oboronlogistik.

Deputy Minister of Defence Timur Ivanov was CEO and director of OBL-Shipping LLC, a subsidiary of the corporation until his arrest and fall from power in April 2024.

Sanctions

Oboronlogistics has been on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List since June 20, 2017 based on Executive Order 13685 in connection with the 2014 annexation of Crimea and is therefore excluded from American trade.

In December 2024, the Oboronlogistics ship MV Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria after an explosion in its engine room. The cause of the explosion is unknown.

Fleet

  • Baltic Leader
  • Lady Mariia
  • Sig
  • Sparta IV
  • Ursa Major, formerly Sparta III (sunk 2024)
  • Yaz

References

  1. RF Ministry of Defense creates new cargo terminal in Geoport of Novorossiysk. portnews.ru February 11, 2022, accessed on June 1, 2022 (English).
  2. "What do Russian ships hide from the world? Ukraine is already looking for them in the Black Sea". rusi.org. 26 October 2023.
  3. "Russian vessel successes transmit through NSR". safety4sea.com. 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ Pili, Giangiuseppe; Crawford, Jack; Loxton, Nick (September 2023). "Russia Is Violating the Montreux Convention with Civilian Ships". Proceedings, United States Naval Institute (www.usni.org). No. 149/9/1, 447. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. Pili, Giangiuseppe; Crawford, Jack; Armenzoni, Alessio (April 26, 2024). "Russian Official Linked to "Ghost Fleet" Has Been Charged With Treason". The Maritime Executive (maritime-executive.com). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Orders. www.federalregister.gov June 30, 2017, accessed on June 1, 2022 (English).
  7. Russia/Ukraine-related designations and identifications. Specially Designated Nationals List Update. home.treasury.gov June 20, 2017, accessed on June 1, 2022 (English).
  8. "Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion in engine room". The Guardian. Reuters. 2024-12-24. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  9. ^ "Vital Russian Supply Lines in Black Sea Cut by Ukrainian Drones". www.navalnews.com. 10 March 2024.

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