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September 16, 2026 There are currently 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in total. In the last 24 hours, there were zero new designations and zero delistings. No changes to vessel flags, names, or oper...
Read moreThe Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT), a coalition including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and ...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced several updates to its sanctions programs, including changes to Venezuela-related regulations and the remova...
Read moreThe chemical/products tanker CASPIA most recently transited the Strait of Hormuz on September 15, 2026, at 16:19 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Iran (IMO 9125126), is currently subj...
Read more**Daily Update: Dark Fleet Maritime Activity (September 08 – September 15, 2026)** During the period of September 08 to September 15, 2026, there were 113 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This da...
Read moreSeptember 15, 2026 There are currently 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in global records. In the last 24 hours, there were no new vessel designations, no delistings, and no recorded changes to vessel...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new sanctions against the Russian financial institution VTB Bank Public Joint Stock Company (VTB Bank). The ...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced several updates to its sanctions programs. The agency issued Venezuela-related General License 52C, which pr...
Read moreThe oil products tanker Berenice Pride most recently transited the Strait of Hormuz on September 15, 2026, at 01:53 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the Panama flag and carries IMO number 9216559...
Read more**Daily Update: Dark Fleet Maritime Activity (September 07 – September 14, 2026)** During the period of September 07 to September 14, 2026, there were 108 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This da...
Read moreAs of September 14, 2026, the running total of active sanctioned vessels stands at 2,952. There were no new vessel designations, delistings, or changes to vessel flags, names, or operators recorded in...
Read moreThe LPG Tanker BATELEUR (IMO 9045807) was recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on September 14, 2026, at 03:14 UTC. The vessel currently flies the Panama flag. The BATELEUR is subject to...
Read more**Daily Update: Dark Fleet Maritime Activity (September 06 – September 13, 2026)** During the reporting period of September 06 to September 13, 2026, a total of 103 sanctioned vessel transits were re...
Read moreAs of September 13, 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 oper...
Read moreThe Mikhail Lomonosov was most recently observed transiting the Suez chokepoint on September 10, 2026, at 21:30 UTC. The vessel, identified by IMO 9216482, is a general cargo ship currently flying th...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: September 12, 2026** During the period of September 05 to September 12, 2026, there were 106 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and S...
Read moreSeptember 12, 2026 There are currently 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in total. In the last 24 hours, there were zero new designations and zero delistings. No changes to vessel flags, names, or oper...
Read moreThe bulk carrier MAHNAM was recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on September 10, 2026, at 11:19 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Iran (IMO 9213387), is subject to sancti...
Read more**Maritime Sanctions Daily Update: September 11, 2026** During the period of September 04 to September 11, 2026, there were 104 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcas...
Read moreSeptember 11, 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,...
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