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September 6, 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, ...
Read moreThe LPG tanker Luma was recently observed transiting the Bab el-Mandeb on 2026-09-05 at 22:59 UTC. This transit follows a previous recorded event at port_YERAI on 2026-08-10 at 13:14 UTC. The vessel,...
Read more**Daily Update: Dark Fleet Maritime Activity (August 29 – September 05, 2026)** During the period of August 29 to September 05, 2026, there were 124 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is ...
Read moreSeptember 5, 2026, maritime sanctions briefing: A total of 2,952 vessels are currently active on sanctions lists. In the last 24 hours, there were zero new designations, zero delistings, and zero reco...
Read moreThe vessel YOUSEF was recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on September 4, 2026, at 07:52 UTC. The YOUSEF (IMO 8316106) is an offshore tug/supply ship flying the flag of Iran. The vesse...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new sanctions targeting several Turkish financial entities. The designations were issued under the IRAN-EO13...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: September 4, 2026** During the period of August 28 to September 04, 2026, there were 130 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strai...
Read moreSeptember 4, 2026, maritime sanctions briefing: 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various chokepoints over the last 24 hours. The total number of active sanctioned vessels currently stands at 2...
Read moreThe LPG Tanker WHITE SHARK most recently transited the Strait of Hormuz on September 2, 2026, at 21:36 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of San Marino and carries IMO number 9155626, is c...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced several updates to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, involving new sanctions on Cuban individua...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: September 03, 2026** During the reporting period of August 27 to September 03, 2026, there were 136 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcast...
Read moreSeptember 3, 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, ...
Read moreThe LPG tanker GAS MARYAM was most recently observed transiting the Hormuz chokepoint on August 30, 2026, at 03:06 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of PW with IMO number 9108099, is curr...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a notice reminding U.S. persons of their obligations regarding the 2026 Annual Report of Blocked Property (ARBP...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: September 2, 2026** During the period of August 26 to September 02, 2026, there were 133 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strai...
Read moreSeptember 2, 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. Th...
Read moreThe LPG tanker SONA most recently transited the Malacca chokepoint on August 31, 2026, at 16:47 UTC. The vessel, identified by IMO 9005053, currently operates under the flag of gm. The SONA is subjec...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: September 1, 2026** During the period of August 25 to September 01, 2026, there were 135 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strai...
Read moreSeptember 1, 2026, maritime sanctions briefing: A total of 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various chokepoints over the last 24 hours. There were no new vessel designations, delistings, or c...
Read moreThe chemical/oil tanker TONDA SOURCE was recently observed transiting the Malacca Strait on August 30, 2026, at 21:58 UTC. According to observations by Strait Up Maritime from open AIS broadcasts and ...
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