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Marine Vessels

involved in the transportation of weapons, stolen
Ukrainian products and in the circumvention of sanctions

Total number:

1488

Marine vessels

545

Masters

Updated: 10.10.2026

Maritime logistics is critically important for building up the aggressor`s military capabilities, moving troops, obtaining weapons and sanctioned goods, and trading stolen goods. Aggressors transport weapons through international straits on civilian merchant vessels. Exporting fossil fuels to circumvent sanctions is the main source of income for russia and Iran. The shadow tanker fleet and ships without ice class in the Arctic threaten an environmental disaster. Through the sale of agricultural products from the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, russia finances the war and maintains the loyalty of its allies, Iran and the DPRK.

Together we can stop this to restore peace and security

Actions to be taken

to sanction the vessels on the list below, as well as all related companies and individuals (owners, operators, managers, executives, senior crew members)
to prohibit the entry of such vessels into ports, territorial waters, EEZs and international straits, and the sale of spare parts for them
to apply secondary sanctions against companies and persons cooperating with such vessels and companies
to prohibit ship-to-ship operations with russian fossil fuels in the territorial waters and EEZs
to use technological solutions to detect the real routes of vessels that use spoofing and manipulate AIS
to require confirmation of P&I insurance coverage (capitalized and with an independent credit rating) for all oil tankers, which enter ports, territorial waters, EEZs and international straits, and to block passage for violators

to increase and ensure compliance with environmental and safety requirements for tankers entering territorial waters, EEZs and international straits
to require bank statements to confirm compliance with the price-cap when receiving insurance and other services
to involve financial and specialized institutions in the gathering of evidence, to publish the results of investigations, and to apply real penalties, including significant fines
to prohibit the sale of used tankers to the ‘owner states’ of the shadow fleet, to apply secondary sanctions to those who violate the ban
to stop the registration of vessels that systematically engage in dark activities at sea
to exchange information and synchronize efforts with other countries

Marine vessels

Shadow Fleet Masters

Total: 1

SAN DAMIAN

General cargo ship

Cargo transportation from/to ТОТ of Ukraine

Theft of Ukrainian grain

The vessel has been involved in numerous cases of Ukrainian grain theft from the ports of Feodosia and Sevastopol (TOT of Ukraine) with its AIS signal turned off to Syria, Turkey, and Egypt via the Bosphorus Strait using the "traditional" scheme of concealing visits to Ukrainian ports in the TOT of Ukraine, as well as in the delivery of ilmenite from Bulgaria to the port of Sevastopol (TOT of Ukraine) for the Ukrainian plant "Crimean Titan" in TOT of Ukraine, which was seized by russia.
In 2015, the US imposed sanctions on three vessels of the Syrian state-owned company Syrian General Organization for Maritime Transport, including the vessel IMO 9274331).
Since December 17 and 23, the EU and Switzerland respectively have imposed sanctions on the vessel for facilitating/supporting actions/policies that undermine/threaten the economic existence or food security of Ukraine (e.g., transporting stolen Ukrainian grain, transporting stolen Ukrainian cultural property).
On June 30, 2025, the US lifted sanctions on the vessel.
According to GISIS IMO data as of November 7, 2025, the vessel's registered name is SAN DAMIAN, and its flag is marked as "Eswatini False".
Since 2023, the owner and commercial manager of the vessel has been Alhouda Holding Ltd, incorporated in the Seychelles, and the technical manager has been Levant Fleet Ltd (United Kingdom).
In 2020, Levant Fleet Ltd in the UK was owned by Taher Kayali (Syrian citizen), who is under sanctions by the US, UK, and EU for alleged maritime trade in captagon and amphetamine, the profits from which were a financial lifeline for Bashar al-Assad's regime. Taher Kayali was the director of Levant Fleet Ltd from August 2020 to April 2023. Kayali "left" the British company a week after the UK imposed sanctions against him, claiming that he was a "business magnate linked to the captagon industry" who was "linked to numerous captagon seizures, particularly in Europe." Although Kayali is no longer involved in the British company, records indicate that he is a director of a Panamanian company called Levant Fleet Ltd SA, whose executives have the same names as those at Levant Fleet Ltd (UK), suggesting a connection between the two companies.
In addition, the crew list of IMO 9274331 dated January 5, 2024, includes a company called Orient Fleet. Taher Kayali is the majority shareholder with a 99% stake in the Syrian company Orient Fleet Maritime LLC, founded in 2022. Another shareholder of Orient Fleet Maritime is Moaed Hani Walio, a person with that name is the secretary of Levant Fleet Ltd in the United Kingdom, which is currently listed as the technical manager of IMO 9274331. Orient Fleet Maritime LLC and Levant Fleet Ltd are also linked to Ahmad Al-Khanji, who is the director of both companies.
On November 25, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since March 25, 2026, Canada has imposed sanctions on the vessel.