Marine Vessels

The vessel is involved in the transportation of weapons from Syria to russia (in particular, through the Bosporus strait).
It is owned by the sanctioned russian maritime shipping company MG-Flot LLC (previous name Transmorflot LLC).
In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on Transmorflot LLC and its vessels involved in the transportation of weapons for the russian federation.
MG-Flot LLC is linked to Astrakhan businessman Pashayev Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich, who built his business around the commercial port of Olya in the Astrakhan region. This place was proposed as a key logistic hub of the international transport corridor "North-South", the creation and construction of which was supervised and controlled by former russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. The key purpose of the transportation corridor was to trade with sanctioned Iran, which could import and export goods via the North-South route.
On May 23, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel has been implicated in the transportation of weapons (ammunition) from the DPRK and South Africa to russia. The vessel is certified by the russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
Until December 2024, it was owned and operated by the sanctioned russian shipping company MG-Flot LLC (ООО "МГ-Флот", formerly Transmorflot LLC), associated with Astrakhan businessman Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich Pashayev, who built his business around the russian commercial port of Olya in the Astrakhan region. At the stage of creation and construction, the port was proposed as the main logistics hub of the North–South international transport corridor, the key purpose of which was trade with sanctioned Iran. The creation and construction of the port was overseen and controlled by former russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov.
Since December 2024, the vessel has been owned and operated by the sanctioned russian shipping company Sovfracht JSC (АО "Совфрахт"), which provides logistical support to the russian Ministry of Defence.
In May 2022, the United States imposed sanctions on Transmorflot LLC and its vessels implicated in the transportation of weapons for russia.
In June–July 2024, the EU and the United Kingdom also imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On October 17, 2024, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with the transportation of goods and technologies used in the defense and security sector, as well as for use in russia or in the war against Ukraine.
On April 2, 2024, the Republic of Korea imposed sanctions on the vessel for transporting weapons to russia and the DPRK in violation of UN Security Council sanctions.
On February 21, 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On October 2, 2026, Japan imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel is involved in the transportation of weapons (ammunition) from North Korea to russia for use in the war against Ukraine. The vessel was also spotted in India in 2022 with weapons on board.
It is owned by the sanctioned russian maritime shipping company MG-Flot LLC (previous name Transmorflot LLC).
MG-Flot LLC is linked to Astrakhan businessman Pashayev Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich, who built his business around the commercial port of Olya in the Astrakhan region. This place was proposed as a key logistic hub of the international transport corridor "North-South", the creation and construction of which was supervised and controlled by former russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. The key purpose of the transportation corridor was to trade with sanctioned Iran, which could import and export goods via the North-South route.
In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on Transmorflot LLC and its vessels involved in the transportation of weapons for the russian federation.
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.
On October 17, 2024, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with transportation from/to russia of goods and technologies used in the defense and security sector, as well as for use in russia or for the war in Ukraine.
In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since September 12, 2025, New Zealand has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On May 23, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On October 2, 2026, Japan imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel is involved in the supply of military goods from Iran to russia.
The vessel is owned by the sanctioned russian shipping company MG-Flot LLC (formerly Transmorflot LLC). MG-Flot LLC is linked to Astrakhan businessman Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich Pashayev (TIN: 772784024939, sanctioned by USA since 10 September 2024), who has 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.
During the implementation of these maritime transportations, the russian company Navigator LLC (TIN: 3021000208), founded by Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich Pashayev, acted as a ship's agent, and thus continues to manage the organization of maritime transportations of military goods in the interests of the russian ministry of defense.
In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on Transmorflot LLC and the company's vessels involved in the transportation of weapons for the russian federation.
On May 23, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel is designed for the carriage of general cargo, bulk cargoes – including grain without shifting boards in the holds – bulk cargoes with a stowage factor of at least 0.85 m³/tonne, dangerous goods, timber, and containers of international IC and ICC standards, both in the holds and on hatch covers (Project No. 19610).
It has been involved in the transportation of artillery shells and ammunition from Iran to russia via the Caspian Sea.
The vessel is owned by the sanctioned russian maritime shipping company MG-Flot LLC (ООО "МГ-Флот", formerly ООО "Трансморфлот").
MG-Flot LLC is linked to Astrakhan businessman Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich Pashayev, who built his business around the commercial port of Olya in the Astrakhan region. This location was proposed as a key logistics hub for the International North– South Transport Corridor, the creation and construction of which was overseen and controlled by former russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. The primary purpose of the corridor was to facilitate trade with sanctioned Iran, enabling the import and export of goods via the North– South route.
In May 2022, the US imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On May 23, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel is designed for the carriage of general cargoes, bulk cargoes, and timber (project No. 19611) and has been involved in transporting goods from Iran for the needs of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of the russian federation.
It is owned by the designated russian maritime shipping company MG-Flot LLC (ООО "МГ-Флот", previously Transmorflot LLC (ООО "Трансморфлот")). MG-Flot LLC is linked to Astrakhan businessman Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich Pashayev, who built his business around the commercial port of Olya in the Astrakhan region. This 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 primary purpose of this transport corridor was to facilitate trade with designated Iran, enabling it to import and export goods via the "North– South" route.
During the vessel’s maritime operations, the russian company Navigator LLC (ООО "Навигатор", TIN 3021000208), founded by Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich Pashayev, acted as the ship’s agent. Through this role, Pashayev continues to oversee the organisation of maritime transport of military cargo in the interests of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of the russian federation, as well as Iran.
In May 2022, the US imposed sanctions on the vessel.
In June 2025, Canada designated the vessel.
On May 23, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel can transport any type of lumber, 20- and 40-foot containers, grain, and general cargo (IMO classes 2– 9).
The vessel has been involved in the supply of goods to the russian armed forces, as well as in the transportation of military vehicles from russia to Syria.
The vessel has been implicated in grain theft schemes involving the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Crimea (Ukraine) and has made port calls at terminals in TOT Ukraine with its Automatic Identification System (AIS) disabled. In June 2023, the vessel transported Ukrainian grain from the port of Feodosia (TOT of Crimea, Ukraine). In January 2024, it entered the temporarily occupied port of Sevastopol (Komyshova Bay) to load grain. In 2024, the vessel also transported Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied port of Berdiansk in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.
The vessel is affiliated with the designated russian company OJSC Northern Shipping Company (ОАО "Северное морское пароходство", TIN 2901008432), which provides services under state defense contracts for the transportation of goods on behalf of the russian Ministry of Defence. Since 2014, the company has been an active participant in a major logistics chain for the construction of Arctic infrastructure commissioned by the russian Ministry of Defence. OJSC Northern Shipping Company also conducts maritime cargo transportation on a contractual basis for the designated State Grain Operator (ГУП "Государственный зерновой оператор", TIN 9001011019), registered in TOT Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region.
In May 2022, the United States imposed sanctions on OJSC Northern Shipping Company and 27 of its vessels, including the vessel IMO 8502080, for operating in the russian federation’s military logistics sector, transporting tanks and other military equipment for the russian armed forces.
Despite these sanctions, the Turkish company Denkar Ship Construction Incorporated Company provided repair services to OJSC Northern Shipping Company for three designated vessels – IMO 8502080, IMO 8502107, and IMO 9279422. In September 2023, the United States imposed sanctions on the Turkish company for these activities.
On November 25, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.

In February, March and April 2024, the vessel was involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied port of Berdiansk in Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine.
In 2025, the vessel operates between russia (the ports of Murmansk, Baltiysk, Arkhangelsk, Ekonomia, Pevek) and African countries (the ports of Conakry, Bata, Tin-Ken Island).
The vessel is affiliated with the russian sanctioned company OJSC Northern Shipping Company (TIN 2901008432). The company provides services under state defense contracts for the transportation of goods in the interests of the russian ministry of defense. Since 2014, the company has become an active participant in a large logistics chain for the construction of infrastructure in the Arctic commissioned by the russian ministry of defense. OJSC Northern Shipping Company carries out sea transportation of goods on a contractual basis for the sanctioned State Grain Operator (TIN 9001011019), registered in the TOT of Zaporizhzhya region, Melitopol.
In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on 27 vessels of the russian OJSC Northern shipping company, including the vessel IMO 9250385, and the company itself due to their involvement in the military logistics sector of the russian federation, transporting military equipment for the russian armed forces.
On November 25, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel is involved in the transportation of ammunition and Shahed-136/131-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – including their parts, components, and materials – from Iran to russia via the Caspian Sea, while engaging in AIS (Automatic Identification System) dark activity.
From Tehran, the UAVs are transported to the Iranian port of Amirabad, from where they are shipped across the Caspian Sea to the port of Makhachkala (russia). From there, they are transported by air and land to UAV launch airfields located near the borders of Ukraine – Seshcha (Bryansk region) in the north and Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Krasnodar region) in the south.
The vessel engages in deceptive shipping practices, including manipulation or misreporting of cargo load data. On certain voyages, the loading and unloading ports could not be identified. AIS transmissions are regularly disabled near ports, resulting in unrecorded port calls.
The vessel is owned by the designated russian shipping company Dalir LLC (ООО "Далир"), based in Astrakhan and operating in the Caspian Sea. Dalir LLC has been involved in transporting military cargo for delivery to Iranian military recipients on behalf of the designated russian entity Rosoboronexport JSC (АО "Рособоронэкспорт"), the sole state intermediary agency responsible for the export and import of the full range of military, defence, and dual-use goods, technologies, and services.
In February and September 2024, the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively, imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On 21 February 2025, Canada imposed sanctions as well.

The vessel is owned by a sanctioned russian transport company, TK Northern Project LLC, which specialises in sea freight transport via the Northern Sea Route, provides year-round cargo delivery to the ports of the Far North and the Arctic coast, ensures cargo flow to Europe and Asia, and owns an unlimited dry cargo fleet of 7-12,000 dwt. tonnes, transports general, groupage, mixed and non-standard cargo, special machinery, equipment, containerised cargo, and is licensed to transport dangerous goods of all categories.
In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on TK Northern Project LLC for the transportation of weapons to russia by the company's vessels, and on 15 of the company's vessels, including the "Sabetta".
On October 19, 2022, Ukraine imposed sanctions on TK Northern Project LLC.
In February–March 2026, the vessel transported military cargo from the port of Baltiysk to the port of Conakry.

The vessel is involved in the transportation of weapons and military equipment on behalf of the russian federation.
The vessel is affiliated with the sanctioned russian company Sakhalin Shipping Company PJSC, one of the largest russian shipping companies in the Far East, which is among the top 100 largest maritime container carriers in the world, is one of the leaders in terms of coastal shipping volume, and an important link in export-import traffic with countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The company is part of the Delo group of companies (affiliated with the state corporation Rosatom), 58.67% of its shares are owned by TransContainer, which is subject to sanctions and is russia's largest railway container operator providing a full range of transport and logistics services in integration with other assets of the Delo group of companies.
The vessels of PJSC Sakhalin Shipping Company are involved in the development of future large-scale russian energy facilities, the delivery of relevant construction materials and equipment by sea to the Taymyr Peninsula, and expanding russia's trade routes to new foreign jurisdictions to replace the economic ties lost after russia's invasion of Ukraine.
In July 2023, the US imposed sanctions on 14 vessels, including IMO 9159921.
In June 2026, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel has been implicated in the transportation of weapons, including from Syria to russia through the Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits. In particular, after the beginning of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in April 2022, the vessel was recorded by a ship spotter in the Bosporus with military equipment on board; in August 2022, it carried out the transfer of weapons, including S-300 air defense systems, from Syria to the russian port of Novorossiysk, likely for use in the war against Ukraine.
The vessel has also been implicated in transporting part of the military equipment from the russian naval base in Tartus (Syria) to Libya after the fall of the Assad regime. On December 13, 2024, the vessel departed from the russian naval base in Baltiysk, and on January 06, 2025, it was recorded in the Mediterranean Sea within the Tunisian EEZ. The vessel was scheduled to call at the port of Tartus on January 08, 2025.
It is a multifunctional vessel with both horizontal and vertical loading and unloading capabilities, designed for the carriage of rolling equipment, trailers, and semi-trailers, as well as cargo in containers and general cargo. The vessel has two lower holds with a total cargo deck length of 70.7 m and width of 15.6 m, a tween deck 109.3 m long and 15.2 m wide, and one open upper deck 96.2 m long and 15.6 m wide. Its cargo spaces can carry loaded containers up to 213 TEU or empty containers up to 783 TEU, with capacity for connecting 40 refrigerated containers. In addition, it can carry up to 20 standard road trains up to 17 meters long.
Since November 2022, the vessel has been involved in the transportation of containers, rolling equipment, and general cargo on the Ust-Luga – Baltiysk – Kaliningrad container line. On July 05, 2024, it resumed operations on the line under the management of Oboronlogistika LLC (ООО "Оборонлогистика"), a sanctioned russian shipping company that operates as part of the military construction complex of the russian Ministry of Defence. The main tasks of Oboronlogistika LLC are to meet the needs of the russian Ministry of Defence in the transportation, storage, and production of military and special-purpose goods, being the sole provider of transport services for the Ministry of Defence of russia, including the transportation of troops to certain regions of russia and the delivery of cargo to the temporarily occupied Crimea, Ukraine.
In May 2022, the United States imposed sanctions on three vessels, including the Sparta II, affiliated with the sanctioned Oboronlogistika LLC.
On May 23, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.