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**Daily Update: Dark Fleet Maritime Activity (July 01 – July 08, 2026)** During the period of July 01 to July 08, 2026, there were 132 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS b...
Read moreAs of July 8, 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 BRELYAN was recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on July 7, 2026, at 22:27 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Iran, is a Roll-on Roll-off ship with IMO number 9138056. ...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced an update to its sanctions regulations regarding Iran. The agency is officially revoking Iran-related Genera...
Read more**Daily Update: Maritime Sanctions Monitoring (June 30 – July 07, 2026)** During the period of June 30 to July 07, 2026, there were 131 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS ...
Read moreJuly 7, 2026 A total of 2,952 vessels are currently active on sanctions lists. In the last 24 hours, there were no new vessel designations, no delistings, and no changes to vessel flags, names, or op...
Read moreThe chemical/oil tanker GLOBAL RANI was most recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on July 7, 2026, at 03:41 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Palau, carries the IMO number...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 06, 2026** During the period of June 29 to July 06, 2026, there were 130 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreJuly 6, 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 UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has announced new sanctions targeting Russian entities and individuals allegedly involved in the development of chemical weapons. The measures ...
Read moreThe LPG tanker Calypso Gas most recently transited the Hormuz chokepoint on July 6, 2026, at 03:49 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda and carries IMO number 9131101,...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 5, 2026** During the reporting period of June 28 to July 05, 2026, there were 119 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait ...
Read moreJuly 5, 2026 A total of 2,952 vessels are currently active on global sanctions lists. In the last 24 hours, there were zero new designations and zero delistings. There were no recorded changes to ves...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced the removal of several entities and individuals from its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. These de...
Read moreThe container ship DHANU most recently transited the Strait of Hormuz on July 1, 2026, at 16:11 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of North Korea (kn) and carries IMO number 9122473, is su...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 04, 2026** During the reporting period of June 27 to July 04, 2026, there were 117 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait...
Read moreJuly 4, 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, names...
Read moreThe LPG tanker GAS MARYAM was most recently observed transiting the Hormuz chokepoint on 2026-07-03 at 10:26 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Palau (Republic of) and carries IMO numbe...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 03, 2026** During the period of June 26 to July 03, 2026, there were 109 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreJuly 3, 2026 A total of 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various maritime chokepoints over the last 24 hours. The running total of active sanctioned vessels currently stands at 2,952. There w...
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