Port of Ust-Luga

🇷🇺 Russia

Baltic Sea · Multi-Purpose Port

🔴 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
RUUST
Country
🇷🇺 Russia
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
Baltic Sea
Latitude
59.6800° N
Longitude
28.4000° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 11 vessel arrivals at Ust-Luga, with Cargo accounting for 50% of port calls — higher than the Baltic Sea regional average of 44%. Ust-Luga 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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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 11 distinct vessel arrivals, 10 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Ust-Luga:

50%
Cargo
5 vessels
40%
Tanker
4 vessels
10%
Tanker
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 Ust-Luga 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 Ust-Luga

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

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-10 INVICTA 🇨🇲 CM Tanker
2026-06-10 SUPRA MONARCH 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-06-10 ZAPHIRA 🇵🇼 PW Tanker
2026-06-02 FORWARDER 🇷🇺 RU Tanker
2026-06-01 Unknown vessel Unknown
2026-05-23 GELOR 🇨🇲 CM Tanker
2026-05-20 M.V. ANNA S 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-05-17 PROSPERITY 🇷🇺 RU Tanker
2026-05-17 MYRA BAY 🇬🇧 GB Cargo
2026-05-16 OUTRIDER 🇱🇷 LR Cargo

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