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The vessel Unica was recently observed transiting the Malacca chokepoint on June 24, 2026, at 08:06 UTC. The vessel, identified by IMO 8514306, is currently flying the flag of kp, though its specific ...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced several removals from its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. These deletions involve various individ...
Read more**Daily Update: Dark Fleet Maritime Activity (June 17 – June 24, 2026)** During the period of June 17 to June 24, 2026, there were 133 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS b...
Read moreAs of June 24, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels globally. In the last 24 hours, there were no new vessel designations, no delistings, and no changes to vessel flags, names, or operators...
Read moreThe LPG tanker TRIS GAS (IMO 9041655) most recently transited the Strait of Hormuz on June 21, 2026, at 02:27 UTC. The vessel currently flies the flag of Cameroon. The vessel is subject to sanctions ...
Read moreThe Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a notice regarding proposed and ongoing information collection activities. The agency is seeking feedback fr...
Read more**Daily Update: Dark Fleet Maritime Activity (June 16 – June 23, 2026)** During the period of June 16 to June 23, 2026, there were 135 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS b...
Read moreJune 23, 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, name...
Read moreThe LPG tanker Elke most recently transited the Bab el-Mandeb on June 22, 2026, at 04:33 UTC. The vessel, identified by IMO 9012886, currently operates under the flag of Palau (Republic of). The vess...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 22, 2026** During the period of June 15 to June 22, 2026, there were 123 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreAs of June 22, 2026, the running total of active sanctioned vessels stands at 2,952. There were no new vessel designations, delistings, or changes to vessel names, flags, or operators recorded in the ...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced the issuance of a new Iran-related regulatory update. This measure is formally identified as Iran General Li...
Read moreThe oil products tanker GLOBAL ASPHALT most recently transited the Malacca chokepoint on June 21, 2026, at 09:27 UTC. The vessel, identified by IMO 9005338 and flying the Panama flag, is subject to s...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 21, 2026** During the period of June 14 to June 21, 2026, there were 127 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreAs of June 21, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels globally. In the last 24 hours, there were no new vessel designations, no delistings, and no changes to vessel flags, names, or operators...
Read moreThe LPG Tanker LADY LIBERTY most recently transited the Malacca chokepoint on June 21, 2026, at 02:34 UTC. The vessel, identified by IMO 9005065, is currently flying the flag of st. The LADY LIBERTY ...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 20, 2026** During the period of June 13 to June 20, 2026, there were 130 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreJune 20, 2026 A total of 2,952 vessels are currently active on maritime sanctions lists. In the last 24 hours, there were no new vessel designations, no delistings, and no changes to vessel flags, na...
Read moreThe LPG tanker TULIP was recently observed transiting the Bab el Mandeb on June 19, 2026, at 04:43 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Cameroon (cm) and holds IMO number 8912558, is curr...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 19, 2026** During the period of June 12 to June 19, 2026, there were 120 sanctioned vessel transits recorded, based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Maritime chokepoint...
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All summaries are generated by AI from public-domain government sources: U.S. Treasury OFAC press releases (public domain) and UK OFSI publications (Open Government Licence v3.0). Each article links back to the official source.
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