61 AI-summarised articles from public-domain government sources: US Treasury OFAC, UK OFSI, European Commission, Australian DFAT, Canada Global Affairs, US BIS. Updated several times daily. → See what changed this week
The LPG tanker Luma was most recently observed transiting the Bab el-Mandeb on June 12, 2026, at 00:45 UTC. The vessel, identified by IMO 9034690 and flying the flag of Vanuatu, is subject to sanctio...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 12, 2026** During the period of June 05 to June 12, 2026, there were 153 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreJune 12, 2026 A total of 2,952 vessels are currently active on sanctions lists. In the last 24 hours, there were zero new designations and zero delistings. No changes to vessel flags, names, or opera...
Read moreThe vessel Dong Feng 6 was recently observed transiting the Turkish chokepoint on 2026-06-07 at 07:10 UTC. The Dong Feng 6 (IMO 9008201) is a vessel flying the flag of Tanzania (tz) with an unknown ...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced several updates to its sanctions programs, including new designations and modifications to existing licenses...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 11, 2026** During the period of June 04 to June 11, 2026, there were 137 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreJune 11, 2026 There are currently 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in total. In the last 24 hours, 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various chokepoints. There were no new designations, delisti...
Read moreThe LPG Tanker PARVATI was recently observed transiting the Malacca chokepoint on June 11, 2026, at 02:51 UTC. The vessel, identified by IMO 8519966, is currently flying the Panama flag. The PARVAT...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced several updates to its sanctions programs, including new designations and amended licenses related to Iran a...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 10, 2026** During the period of June 03 to June 10, 2026, there were 145 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreAs of June 10, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels globally. In the last 24 hours, there were no new designations, no delistings, and no changes to vessel flags, names, or operators record...
Read moreThe vessel Gemgaz was recently observed transiting the Turkish chokepoint on June 9, 2026, at 07:46 UTC. The Gemgaz (IMO 9005493) is a vessel flying the flag of Tanzania (tz). The vessel type is curr...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 09, 2026** During the period of June 02 to June 09, 2026, there were 147 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreAs of June 9, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in total. In the last 24 hours, there were no new designations and no delistings. During this period, 25 sanctioned vessels were identifie...
Read moreThe vessel Alpha Gas recently completed a transit through the Turkish chokepoint on June 7, 2026, at 04:39 UTC. The Alpha Gas (IMO 8817693) is a vessel flying the flag of Tanzania (tz). The vessel ty...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 08, 2026** During the period of June 01 to June 08, 2026, there were 150 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreJune 8, 2026 A total of 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various chokepoints over the last 24 hours. The running total of active sanctioned vessels currently stands at 2,952. There were no ne...
Read moreThe vessel SARDASHT was recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on June 4, 2026, at 05:56 UTC. The SARDASHT (IMO 8517231) is a landing craft flying the flag of Iran. The vessel is current...
Read moreThe bunkering tanker IRAN YOUSHAT was recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on May 31, 2026, at 16:37 UTC. The vessel, identified by IMO 8319952, is currently flying the flag of Iran. T...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 07, 2026** During the period of May 31 to June 07, 2026, there were 173 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Maritim...
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