POLAR ROCK

The vessel is owned by the russian sanctioned shipping company Marin Trans shipping LLC, it is operated by the russian sanctioned company MG-Flot LLC, which is linked to the Astrakhan businessman Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich Pashayev, who built his business around the Olya trade port in Astrakhan region. This particular location was proposed as a key logistics hub for the North-South international transport corridor, the creation and construction of which was overseen and controlled by former russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. The key purpose of the transport corridor was to trade with sanctioned Iran, which could import and export goods via the North-South route.
Marin Trans shipping LLC and MG-Fleet LLC manage and operate a fleet involved in the transportation of North Korean weapons (ammunition) for use in the war against Ukraine ("Angara" (IMO 9179842), others), a fleet of tankers involved in the transportation of Iranian oil ("Inda" (IMO 9256858), others).
In May 2022, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel as the property of Marin Trans shipping LLC, which is involved in the transportation of weapons for the russian federation.