225 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 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, ...
Read moreThe LPG tanker LPG OM was recently observed transiting the Malacca chokepoint on 2026-07-13 06:07 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of pw and carries the IMO number 9160475, is currently ...
Read moreThe U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced updates to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) regarding trade relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The final rule modifi...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced several updates to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. These updates include new sa...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 13, 2026** During the period of July 06 to July 13, 2026, there were 104 sanctioned vessel transits recorded, based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Maritime chokepoint...
Read moreAs of July 13, 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, ...
Read moreThe crude oil tanker GLOBAL CREST was recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on July 10, 2026, at 18:46 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the Panama flag and holds IMO number 9113094, i...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 12, 2026** During the period of July 05 to July 12, 2026, there were 112 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreAs of July 12, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels globally. In the last 24 hours, there were no new vessel designations and no delistings. There were also no recorded changes to vessel fl...
Read moreThe crude oil tanker Wu Xian was recently observed transiting the Turkish chokepoint on July 11, 2026, at 11:10 UTC. The vessel, identified by IMO 9102239, currently operates under the flag of Panama...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 11, 2026** During the period of July 04 to July 11, 2026, there were 117 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreDaily Maritime Sanctions Briefing: 2026-07-11 A total of 2,952 vessels are currently active on global sanctions lists. In the last 24 hours, 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various maritime ...
Read moreThe landing craft BANEH was recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on July 10, 2026, at 18:46 UTC. The BANEH (IMO 8508462) is a landing craft currently flying the flag of Iran. The vessel ...
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