Port of St. Petersburg

🇷🇺 Russia

Baltic Sea · Container Terminal

🔴 OFAC comprehensive OFAC RUSSIA · EU RUSSIA · UK RUSSIA

Russia is under sweeping post-Feb-2022 OFAC, EU, UK, G7 sanctions including maritime-specific measures (G7 Oil Price Cap, EU 11th–14th packages). Vessels calling Russian ports face heightened screening.

🟠 Moderate disruption Estimated arrival delay ~12h · Disruption score 32/100
UN/LOCODE
RULED
Country
🇷🇺 Russia
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
Baltic Sea
Latitude
59.9300° N
Longitude
30.2600° E

Regional Risk Context — Baltic Sea

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 10 vessel arrivals at St. Petersburg, with Cargo accounting for 89% of port calls — higher than the Baltic Sea regional average of 46%. St. Petersburg in Russia operates in a semi-enclosed shallow basin with seasonal ice and the strictest environmental regime in commercial shipping. December–April ice coverage requires vessels to meet Finnish-Swedish Ice Class for independent navigation or rely on icebreaker escort, and ice-edge position varies enough between years that conventional deterministic routing models fail. Since 2022, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has transformed the security architecture: NATO maritime presence has increased substantially, and sanctions against Russian energy exports have disrupted traditional traffic patterns. The Baltic is also a designated Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) and Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA), requiring low-sulphur fuel or exhaust gas cleaning systems.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from St. Petersburg to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 10 distinct vessel arrivals, 9 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at St. Petersburg:

89%
Cargo
8 vessels
11%
Other
1 vessel

Port State Control Context

Russia is a multi-MoU jurisdiction (its port states participate in more than one regional PSC programme). Vessel-level detention probability for calls at St. Petersburg is computed by ArcNautical's scoring engine using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity rather than a regional aggregate.

Recent Arrivals at St. Petersburg

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-08-02 ANTAKYA_M 🇵🇦 PA Cargo
2026-08-01 Unknown vessel Unknown
2026-08-01 ANTAKYA_M 🇵🇦 PA Cargo
2026-07-30 STAR TOKYO 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-07-30 Unknown vessel Unknown
2026-07-19 BALTIC PERFORMER 🇧🇸 BS Cargo
2026-06-10 STAR HONG KONG 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-06-07 MSC KAYLA 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-06-07 MSC KAYLA 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-05-30 COOL EXPRESS 🇵🇦 PA Cargo

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