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 U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has introduced a new online Reconsideration Portal. This digital tool is designed to centralize and simplify the process f...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 29, 2026** During the period of June 22 to June 29, 2026, there were 117 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreJune 29, 2026 There are currently 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in total. In the last 24 hours, there were zero new designations, zero delistings, and zero changes to vessel flags, names, or operat...
Read moreHM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced that a specific company has reached a settlement following a breach of United Kingdom sanctions imposed on Russia. The announcement follows an investigation...
Read moreThe chemical/products tanker DARAN most recently transited the Suez chokepoint on June 26, 2026, at 14:00 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Guyana (gy) and carries the IMO number 90804...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 28, 2026** During the period of June 21 to June 28, 2026, there were 118 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreAs of June 28, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels globally. In the last 24 hours, there have been no new vessel designations, no delistings, and no changes to vessel flags, names, or oper...
Read moreThe LPG Tanker Kaisa I (IMO 9038763) was recently observed transiting the Hormuz chokepoint on June 24, 2026, at 15:09 UTC. The vessel is currently flying the Panama flag. The vessel is subject to sa...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 27, 2026** During the period of June 20 to June 27, 2026, there were 120 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreAs of June 27, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in total. In the last 24 hours, there were no new designations and no delistings. There were also no recorded changes to vessel flags, na...
Read moreThe LPG tanker Nexo most recently transited the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, 2026, at 01:31 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of gm and carries IMO number 9014456, is currently subject to...
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. These designations were issued under the Sud...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 26, 2026** Between June 19 and June 26, 2026, there were 123 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Maritime chokepoin...
Read moreJune 26, 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 n...
Read moreThe bunkering tanker MARIVAN was recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on June 25, 2026, at 20:56 UTC. The MARIVAN (IMO: 8517243) is a bunkering tanker currently flying the flag of Iran. ...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced the issuance of a new regulatory measure concerning Venezuela. This update introduces Venezuela-related Gene...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new sanctions targeting a network involved in the illegal smuggling of minerals from the Democratic Republic...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced several updates to its sanctions programs, including new designations related to the Democratic Republic of ...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 25, 2026** During the period of June 18 to June 25, 2026, there were 128 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreJune 25, 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 ...
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