MONTE BIANCO

The vessel is involved in numerous cases of theft of Ukrainian grain, removal of scrap metal from the port of Sevastopol (TOT Crimea, Ukraine) with the AIS signal turned off to Syria (ports of Latakia, Tartus), Lebanon (port of Tripoli) through the Bosphorus strait according to the traditional scheme of concealing activities to Ukrainian ports on the TOT of Ukraine. In the theft of Ukrainian grain by the vessel "San Severus" (former name "Finikia"), the russian companies "Agrograinexport" LLC (Moscow, TIN 7734462851, affiliated with the sanctioned party Gennady Timchenko), Kuban-Forward LLC (Krasnodar, TIN 2308103203).
In 2015, USA imposed sanctions on three vessels of the Syrian state company Syrian General Organization for Maritime Transport, including the "Finikia" (current name "San Severus").
On December 16, the EU imposed sanctions on the vessel (effective from December 17, 2024) in relation to the facilitation/support of actions/policies that undermine/threaten the economic existence or food security of Ukraine (e.g., transportation of stolen Ukrainian grain, transportation of stolen Ukrainian cultural property).
On December 23, 2024, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel in relation to the facilitation/support of actions/policies that undermine/threaten the economic existence or food security of Ukraine (e.g., transportation of stolen Ukrainian grain, transportation of stolen Ukrainian cultural property).