A European Union–sanctioned tanker has unloaded a shipment of Russian naphtha at the Adani Group–run Mundra Port in western India, ship-tracking data showed on Tuesday. It is the first such incident since the company imposed a ban on blacklisted vessels.
According to data from Kpler and LSEG, the medium-range tanker Prometei discharged around 30,000 metric tonnes (about 260,000 barrels) of Russian naphtha for HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL).
Two industry sources confirmed that the cargo had been loaded at Russia’s Baltic port of Ust-Luga on 22 September and was destined for Mundra.
The Adani Group, India’s largest private port operator owned by billionaire Gautam Adani, had barred all tankers sanctioned by Western nations from entering its ports starting 11 September. The Prometei’s arrival marks the first breach of that policy since its implementation.
Naphtha is primarily used in petrochemical production and for blending with petrol. Since the start of the Russia–Ukraine war, India has become
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