U.S. Treasury Issues New OFAC Sanctions on Vessels and Companies

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On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) made new changes to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List).

These changes block the property and interests in property of certain people, companies, and ships that are under U.S. jurisdiction. U.S. persons are now not allowed to deal with these people and companies. The listed ships are also considered blocked because they are owned or controlled by blocked persons.

List of Affected Companies

The Federal Register did not show specific company names in text, but the companies are connected to the blocked ships and are named beside each vessel.

List of Blocked Vessels

The following ships have been added to the SDN List. They are named, given their type, country flag, year made, and connection to the guiding Executive Order (E.O.) 13902.

Linked to MARVISE SMC DMCC:

  • ALE (Container Ship, Liberia, 2006, IMO 9303754)
  • BERTIE (Container Ship, Liberia, 2003, IMO 9241487)
  • LIDIA (Container Ship, Liberia, 2007, IMO 9330501)
  • STAR (Container Ship, Liberia, 2009, IMO 9436484)
  • ZAGOR (Container Ship, Liberia, 2006, IMO 9313242)
  • VANI (Crude Oil Tanker, San Marino, 2004, IMO 9264881)
  • HAKUNA MATATA (Container Ship, Liberia, 2008, IMO 9354167)
  • MOANA (Container Ship, Liberia, 2004, IMO 9292151)
  • PINOCCHIO (Container Ship, Liberia, 2009, IMO 9400112)
  • PUMBA (Container Ship, Liberia, 2006, IMO 9302566)
  • RANTANPLAN (Container Ship, Liberia, 2006, IMO 9307023)
  • SIMBA (Container Ship, Liberia, 2015, IMO 9719862)
  • BIGLI (Container Ship, Liberia, 2005, IMO 9307047)
  • TEX (Container Ship, Liberia, 2003, IMO 9246322)
  • TIMON (Container Ship, Liberia, 2009, IMO 9415844)
  • YOGI (Container Ship, Liberia, 2006, IMO 9307009)

Linked to THE ZULU SHIPS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION–SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP L.L.C:

  • ETHERA (Chemical/Oil Tanker, Panama, 2008, IMO 9387279)
  • MISHELL (Chemical/Products Tanker, Panama, 2008, IMO 9332315)
  • MYRA (Oil Products Tanker, Panama, 2006, IMO 9336490)
  • AETHER (Crude Oil Tanker, Panama, 2007, IMO 9328170)
  • APATE (Oil Products Tanker, Panama, 2009, IMO 9433016)
  • BRIONT (Chemical/Oil Tanker, Panama, 2003, IMO 9252955)
  • MANASLU (Chemical/Oil Tanker, Panama, 2008, IMO 9388027)
  • NEMRUT (Crude Oil Tanker, Liberia, 2009, IMO 9439541)
  • TAGOR (Crude Oil Tanker, Panama, 2005, IMO 9282481)
  • TASSOS (Crude Oil Tanker, Liberia, 2009, IMO 9408695)
  • TOA PAYOH (Chemical/Oil Tanker, Panama, 2005, IMO 9298492)

Linked to ALGAE SHIP CHARTER–FZCO:

  • CHARMINAR (Chemical/Oil Tanker, Panama, 2006, IMO 9318022)
  • EVENTIN (Crude Oil Tanker, Unknown, 2006, IMO 9308065)
  • ANTARES I (Oil Products Tanker, Liberia, 2008, IMO 9382073)

Linked to REEL SHIPPING L.L.C:

  • ACE (Container Ship, St. Vincent and Grenadines, 2001, IMO 9228538)
  • AEOLUS (Container Ship, Liberia, 1996, IMO 9088524)
  • CERUS (Container Ship, St. Kitts and Nevis, 2003, IMO 9259408)
  • DHANU (Container Ship, St. Kitts and Nevis, 2001, IMO 9122473)
  • GAUJA (Container Ship, Panama, 2006, IMO 9348493)
  • ROB (Container Ship, Liberia, 2001, IMO 9236652)
  • TB ANPING (Container Ship, Liberia, 2002, IMO 9237084)

Linked to SILVER TETRA MARINE CO.:

  • GUANYIN (Crude Oil Tanker, Liberia, 2005, IMO 9299707)

Linked to RAVI LINES INC:

  • IANTHE (Asphalt/Bitumen Tanker, Panama, 2012, IMO 9554822)

Linked to KANTI LINES INC.:

  • KANTI (LPG Tanker, San Marino, 2004, IMO 9282106)

Linked to NEO SHIPPING INC.:

  • ABHRA (Crude Oil Tanker, Panama, 2004, IMO 9282041)

Linked to SHAMKHANI, Mohammad Hossein:

  • OMNI (Crude Oil Tanker, Panama, 2008, IMO 9400980)
  • URANUS (Crude Oil Tanker, Tanzania, 2002, IMO 9248485)

Linked to MEUSE SHIPPING INC.:

  • IRIS (Crude Oil Tanker, Palau, 2002, IMO 9247778)

Linked to KYLO SHIPPING INC.:

  • KYLO (Crude Oil Tanker, Comoros, 2001, IMO 9189146)

Linked to MAHADEV MARITIME INC:

  • MAHADEV (Asphalt/Bitumen Tanker, Palau, 2011, IMO 9571052)

Linked to BACKSTREET PALM CORP:

  • YODAN (Crude Oil Tanker, Vanuatu, 2005, IMO 9304356)

Linked to WESER SHIPPING INC.:

  • TRIS GAS (LPG Tanker, Cameroon, 1992, IMO 9041655)

Linked to XANTE LINE INC.:

  • XANTE (Asphalt/Bitumen Tanker, Panama, 2010, IMO 9554834)

Linked to YUG SHIPPING INC.:

  • YUG (Crude Oil Tanker, Comoros, 2005, IMO 9288875)

Linked to ZALE SHIPPING INC.:

  • ZALE (Crude Oil Tanker, Panama, 2006, IMO 9321718)

Linked to NOVA LINES INC.:

  • ELKE (LPG Tanker, Palau, 1993, IMO 9012886)

Legal Basis

These sanctions are put in place under Executive Order 13902. This order gives the U.S. power to block property and stop people and companies from making transactions with banned people/entities.

Blocked Property

All U.S.-linked property of the people, companies, and ships named above is blocked. Anyone in the U.S. is not allowed to make deals or transactions with them.

More Information

For more on OFAC and these lists, visit the official OFAC website at: https://ofac.treasury.gov

Prepared by:
Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Federal Register Citation: 90 FR 38890-38906, August 12, 2025.
Document Number: 2025-15240.


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