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Source:Strait Up Maritime Analysis (UK HM Treasury, Open Government Licence v3.0)
The number of active sanctioned vessels remained stable this week, as 25 new additions were offset by 25 delistings. The total number of active sanctioned vessels stands at 2,895.
The dominant pattern this week was a heavy concentration of new designations under the OFAC SDN: IRAN-EO13902 sanctions program. This program accounted for 33 of the new additions. New designations included several tankers, such as the An Shun II (IMO 9253117), LPG Sevan (IMO 9177806), and the crude oil tanker Lynn (IMO 9352559). Other notable additions included the Bangus (IMO 9308998) and the chemical/oil tanker LISBOA (IMO 9257711).
The Panama (pa) flag was the most frequent flag for new additions, appearing nine times. Other notable flags in the recent data include China (cn) with seven additions and Marshall Islands (mh) with four. In terms of vessel types, crude oil tankers saw the highest number of new designations with seven vessels, followed by LPG tankers with four.
There were 25 notable delistings during this period. These included the removal of several vessels previously under the IRAN-EO13902 program, such as the Chintamani (IMO 9242481), EDOR (IMO 9259317), and Naxos Maritime and Trading S.A. (IMO 6395865). Additionally, the vessel SABRINA (IMO 9172052) was delisted from the OFAC SDN: IRAN program, and SeverTransBunker Company Limited (IMO 6197187) was removed from the EU Consolidated: UKR list.
The running total of active sanctioned vessels is 2,895.
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