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**Daily Update: Dark Fleet Maritime Activity (July 17 – July 24, 2026)** During the period of July 17 to July 24, 2026, there were 90 recorded transits of sanctioned vessels. This data is based on AI...
Read moreJuly 24, 2026 A total of 2,952 vessels are currently active on maritime sanctions lists. In the last 24 hours, there were zero new designations and zero delistings. There were also no recorded change...
Read moreToday, the European Commission is taking another step to improve financial literacy across the EU by launching two initiatives under the financial literacy strategy for the EU. Together, they promote ...
Read moreThe LPG tanker SARAH most recently transited the Hormuz chokepoint on 2026-07-23 at 17:34 UTC. The vessel, identified by IMO 9014420, operates under an unknown flag. The SARAH is currently subject to...
Read more**Daily Update: Dark Fleet Maritime Activity (July 16 – July 23, 2026)** During the period of July 16 to July 23, 2026, there were 100 recorded transits of sanctioned vessels. This data is based on A...
Read moreDaily Maritime Sanctions Briefing: 2026-07-23 There are currently 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in total. In the last 24 hours, there were no new vessel designations and no delistings. There were a...
Read moreThe crude oil tanker FELICITY most recently transited the Malacca chokepoint on July 17, 2026, at 10:48 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Iran (IMO 9183934), is subject to sanctions u...
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Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 22, 2026** During the period of July 15 to July 22, 2026, there were 99 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Maritim...
Read moreAs of July 22, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in total. In the last 24 hours, there were no new vessel designations, no delistings, and no changes to vessel flags, names, or operators...
Read moreThe bunkering tanker HAMD was recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on July 21, 2026, at 23:09 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Iran (ir) and carries IMO number 9036052, ...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 21, 2026** During the period of July 14 to July 21, 2026, there were 92 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Maritim...
Read moreAs of July 21, 2026, the running total of active sanctioned vessels stands at 2,952. There were no new designations, delistings, or vessel changes regarding flags, names, or operators recorded in the ...
Read moreThe oil products tanker KATSUYA was recently observed transiting the Malacca Strait on July 21, 2026, at 00:53 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of GM with IMO number 9178068, is subject...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced recent updates to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. These modifications are part of ongoing enf...
Read more**Daily Update: Dark Fleet Maritime Activity (July 13 – July 20, 2026)** During the period of July 13 to July 20, 2026, there were 86 recorded transits of sanctioned vessels. This data is based on AI...
Read moreJuly 20, 2026 A total of 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various maritime chokepoints over the last 24 hours. The Suez region saw the highest concentration with seven vessels, including the ...
Read moreThe crude oil tanker FT ISLAND most recently transited the Malacca chokepoint on July 13, 2026, at 07:02 UTC. The vessel, identified by IMO 9166675, currently operates under the flag of Honduras. The...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 19, 2026** During the period of July 12 to July 19, 2026, there were 89 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Maritim...
Read moreJuly 19, 2026 A total of 2,952 vessels are currently active on global sanctions lists. In the last 24 hours, there were no new vessel designations, no delistings, and no changes to vessel flags, name...
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All summaries are generated by AI from public-domain government sources: U.S. Treasury OFAC press releases (public domain) and UK OFSI publications (Open Government Licence v3.0). Each article links back to the official source.
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