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U.S. Treasury Announces New OFAC Sanctions

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U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken a new sanctions action. This was announced in the Federal Register, Volume 90, Number 113, on Friday, June 13, 2025.

Who Is Affected

OFAC has added new persons and vessels to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). The names of these persons and vessels were published because OFAC decided that certain legal criteria are met.

What Does This Mean

All property and interests in property of these persons that are under U.S. control are now blocked. U.S. persons cannot do business or make transactions with them. The vessels on the SDN List are also blocked because a blocked person owns or controls them.

Key Dates

This sanctions action was issued on May 8, 2025.

Contact Information

Questions can be directed to OFAC’s Associate Director for Global Targeting at 202-622-2420, Assistant Director for Licensing at 202-622-2480, or Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance at 202-622-2490. More details are also at https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac.

Online Resources

The SDN List and more information about OFAC sanctions can be found at https://ofac.treasury.gov.

Vessels Identified

  • IMPALAS (S9Z4)
    Crude Oil Tanker
    Flag: Sao Tome & Principe
    Year Built: 1999
    IMO: 9171448
    MMSI: 668116257
    Linked To: EMBRACE QUE LIMITED
  • THANE (T7BR8)
    Crude Oil Tanker
    Flag: San Marino
    Year Built: 2002
    IMO: 9237228
    MMSI: 268246702
    Linked To: NISSHO LINES INCORPORATED
  • STAR TWINKLE 6 (3E5173)
    Crude Oil Tanker
    Flag: Panama
    Year Built: 2004
    IMO: 9256987
    MMSI: 352003519
    Linked To: STAR TWINKLE SHIPPING LIMITED
  • LAMD (also known as TAI HE) (3E6106)
    Crude Oil Tanker
    Flag: Panama
    Year Built: 2007
    IMO: 9320843
    MMSI: 352003859
    Linked To: HONG KONG PRIME TRADING CO., LIMITED
  • SKADI (HPPN)
    Crude Oil Tanker
    Flag: Panama
    Year Built: 2001
    IMO: 9230971
    MMSI: 352421000
    Linked To: SKADI LIMITED
  • BIG MAG (HORS)
    Crude Oil Tanker
    Flag: Panama
    Year Built: 2002
    IMO: 9263215
    MMSI: 356336000
    Linked To: PROPITIOUS FOREVER TRADING CO LTD

All these vessels are now property blocked by OFAC as part of this action.

Authority

This notice is signed by Lisa M. Palluconi, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Legal Reference

Federal Register Document Number: 2025-10808. Filed 6-12-25, 8:45 am. Billing Code 4810-AL-P.


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