KOMPOZITOR RAKHMANINOV

In 2023– 2024, the vessel was used to transport weapons, including military equipment and ammunition, to russia.
It is owned by the sanctioned russian shipping company MG-Flot LLC (ООО "МГ-Флот"; formerly Transmorflot LLC – ООО "Трансморфлот"). MG-Flot LLC is linked to Astrakhan businessman Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich Pashayev, who built his business around the Port of Olya in Astrakhan region, owning and controlling a network of companies operating there. This location was proposed as a key logistics hub for the North– South International Transport Corridor, the creation and construction of which was overseen by former russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. The primary purpose of the corridor was to facilitate trade with sanctioned Iran, enabling it to import and export goods via the North– South route.
Since 2021, companies owned by Pashayev have been involved in russian exports of military-related goods, concluding over 200 agreements for the maritime transportation of military cargo to destinations worldwide. Pashayev and his companies are an integral part of the ongoing supply chain to the sanctioned russian JSC SEZ PVT Alabuga (АО "ОЭЗ ПВТ "Алабуга"), one of the main UAV assembly plants operating with Iranian support for the needs of the russian ministry of defense.
The vessel Kompozitor Rakhmaninov regularly operates in the Caspian Sea, transporting cargo between Iran and russia.
On 10 September 2024, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel as property of the sanctioned MG-Flot LLC.