The vessel is involved in the military logistics network of the russian federation and numerous deliveries of military equipment and ammunition from the DPRK to the russian federation with the automatic identification system turned off. The vessel is owned by the Cypriot company Ibex Shipping Inc. There is no company with this name in the Cyprus company register, while the IMO number of the company corresponds to the one registered in the Marshall Islands. The vessel is operated by the sanctioned russian shipping company JSC Sovfracht, which provides logistical support to the russian ministry of defense and functions as a key node in the military transport networks of russian cargo vessels delivering North Korean weapons from Pyongyang to military facilities in the russian port of Danube. The ammunition delivered by the company's vessels is transported to weapons depots on russia's western border for use in the war against Ukraine. The previous manager of the vessel was the sanctioned russian company LLC Shipping Company Asia, which is a cargo carrier for the russian ministry of defense. In December 2023, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as part of a group of commercial vessels that delivered significant amounts of military equipment and ammunition provided by the DPRK to russia. In June 2024, EU imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with the transport of goods and technology used by the russian defence and security sector to wage war in Ukraine.