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The general cargo vessel AREZOO was recently observed transiting the Malacca chokepoint on July 16, 2026, at 11:26 UTC. The AREZOO (IMO 9165786) is currently flying the flag of Iran. The vessel is s...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 18, 2026** During the period of July 11 to July 18, 2026, there were 92 recorded transits of sanctioned vessels. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mar...
Read moreAs of July 18, 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 oil products tanker SIMRAN was recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on July 16, 2026, at 14:58 UTC. The SIMRAN (IMO 9136644) is currently flagged in Panama. The vessel is subject to ...
Read morePlease provide the text of the announcement you would like me to summarize. The source information you provided only includes the title and date of a hypothetical future document (July 17, 2026). To...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 17, 2026** During the period of July 10 to July 17, 2026, there were 95 recorded transits of sanctioned vessels. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mar...
Read moreAs of July 17, 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. Duri...
Read moreThe European Commission today adopted a Communication on the competitiveness of the EU banking sector, setting out measures to strengthen the single market for banking....
Read moreThe LPG tanker Tower Rise most recently transited the Strait of Hormuz on July 16, 2026, at 04:34 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of GM and carries IMO number 8912546, is currently subj...
Read moreThe Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has issued a new general licence, identified as INT/2025/5787748, regarding financial transactions related to arbitration. The licence was estab...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 16, 2026** During the period of July 09 to July 16, 2026, there were 85 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Maritim...
Read moreAs of July 16, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in total. There were no new designations, delistings, or vessel changes regarding flags, names, or operators recorded in the last 24 hour...
Read moreThe general cargo vessel ALVAN was recently observed transiting the Suez chokepoint on July 13, 2026, at 14:48 UTC. The ALVAN (IMO 9165798) is currently flying the flag of Iran. The vessel is subject...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new additions to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. The updates involve several individuals and ...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 15, 2026** During the period of July 08 to July 15, 2026, there were 86 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Maritim...
Read moreAs of July 15, 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 Lady R was recently observed transiting the Red Sea on July 14, 2026, at 13:41 UTC. This follows another recorded transit through the same chokepoint on July 13, 2026, at 16:50 UTC. The Lady R is...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new sanctions targeting several individuals and entities linked to Iran. The updates, issued under the IRAN-...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 14, 2026** During the period of July 07 to July 14, 2026, there were 93 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Maritim...
Read moreAs of July 14, 2026, the running total of active sanctioned vessels stands at 2,952. There were no new vessel designations or delistings recorded in the last 24 hours, and no changes to vessel flags, ...
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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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Vessels: typically aging tankers, that operate outside mainstream regulation to transport sanctioned cargoes (Iranian, Russian, Venezuelan crude). Common practices: disabling AIS, flags of convenience, undisclosed ship-to-ship transfers. Full explainer →
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