Largest Iranian Shipping Network Sanctioned in Sweeping OFAC Crackdown
Sweeping U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran’s oil and shipping network on July 30 are the most extensive since 2018 and focus on the shipping empire controlled by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, widely known in trading circles as “Hector”. The Office of Foreign Asset Control package added 62 vessels to the sanctions list for shipping Iranian oil,…
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Sanctioned Tanker Spoofs Location in Indonesian Waters Transmitting Fraudulent Flag
A US-sanctioned tanker transmitting its flag as the fraudulent Curaçao registry is now spoofing its location in Indonesia’s territorial waters. The tanker sailed into the area on July 16, indicating the navigational status as “at anchor” and then began location (GNSS) manipulation to obfuscate its true location. It then went dark on July 22, and…
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When Compliance Fails Upstream: Lessons from Maritime Supplier Crackdowns
Sanctions enforcement in the maritime domain is no longer confined to rogue vessels and bad-faith operators. It now reaches into the supply chain itself, where spare parts, ship components, and fuel contracts are increasingly treated as evidence. For maritime equipment manufacturers and service providers, the assumption of being one step removed from regulatory exposure is…
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Expanded UK Sanctions Heighten Maritime Risk and Compliance Pressure
On Monday, June 21st, the UK added another 135 tankers to its Russia sanctions list, bringing the total number of banned ships over the past 13 months to approximately 424. Of the newly sanctioned vessels: Russian exposure is no longer easily identifiable, as sanctions increasingly target entities beyond the vessels themselves. The UK has now…
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