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Sanctioned Russian ships call at Barentsburg
The 'Taimyr', which is on the sanctions lists of the US and Ukraine because of its involvement in Russian weapon transportation, made a port call in Barentsburg, Svalbard on Dec 22, 2025. The ship set out from Murmansk on Dec 19. On Dec 26, the ship again set out at sea and returned to Murmansk. The 'Taimyr 'is owned and operated by TC Nord Project, a shipping company based in Arkhangelsk. The company and all its ships were subjected to sanctions by Ukraine and the US in May 2022 following involvement in transportation of Russian weapons. Neither the EU, nor Norway, have imposed sanctions against the TC Nord Project and its vessels. It was not clear what kind of cargo was on board the 'Taimyr' in the recent shipment to Barentsburg. The recipient of the goods was most likely Arktikugol, the Russian state-owned coal mining company. Barentsburg is a Russian settlement on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago. It is run by Arktikugol and is subject to Norwegian legislation as part of the Svalbard Treaty. In September, the 'Kapitan Yakovlev' had visited the Norwegian archipelago, which is known as a ship that has taken part in Russian weapons deliveries in the Black Sea as part of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The ship is owned and operated by the Northern Shipping Company, which has been under US and Ukrainian sanctions since May 2022. The 'Kapitan Yakovlev' made port calls in Sevastopol, as well as in Novorossiisk, in 2023 and 2025. As the ship entered the occupied port of Sevastopol, the ship’s captain turned off the AIS.
Sanctioned ship to be inspected
The sanctioned 'Kapitan Yakovlev' has set course for Svalbard with an ETA in Barentsburg as of Sep 11, 2025. A normal, standard inspection will probably be carried out by customs and police, when it enters the territorial waters. The ship is sanctioned by the US and Ukraine because it is said to have transported weapons for Russia. It was not known what kind of cargo is on board the 'Kapitan Yakovlev', but it was likely related to the coal mining operations of the Russian company Arktikugol. Neither the EU nor Norway has imposed sanctions on Northern Shipping Company, which owns the ship.
Sanctioned Russian ship docked in Barentsburg
The samctopmed 'Kapitan Yakovlev' docked in Barentsburg on Sep 11 at 9 a.m., The ship set off from Murmansk on Sep 8, heading for Svalbard. Governor Lars Fause said on Sep 30 that the ship would be inspected. The vessel is owned and operated by Northern Shipping Company, which has been under US and Ukrainian sanctions since May 2022. The company has transported tanks and other military equipment for the Russian armed force and has ties to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Neither the EU nor Norway has imposed sanctions on Northern Shipping Company or its vessels. The ship set sail again on Sep 12 and was headed fo Gemlik with an ETA as of Oct 20.
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