U.S. sanctions captains of two Houthi-linked tankers

The captains of two Houthi-linked tankers, Vivek Ashok Pandey and Sandeep Singh Choudhary, both Indian nationals are among ten individuals, vessels and entities sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in its latest moves against the network of Houthi financial facilitator Sa’id al-Jamal. All are said to have engaged in the illicit transport of oil and other commodities.

The action targets maritime shipping and financial facilitators, the two...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/u-s-sanctions-captains-of-two-houthi-linked-tankers/

U.S. sanctions Houthi-linked vessel Lady Sofia

Continuing to try to stem the flow of Iranian funding to the Houthis, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action March 15 against a Mumbai-headquartered, Marshall Islands-registered, shipping company Vishnu Inc., saying that its vessel, the Lady Sofia, has been involved in illicit shipments to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in support of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and Houthi financial facilitator Sa’id...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/u-s-sanctions-houthi-linked-vessel-lady-sofia/

OFAC moves to stem flow of Iranian funding to Houthis

As the Houthi attacks that began with the hijacking of the Galaxy Leader continue to disrupt Red Sea shipping, the U.S. is moving to stem the flow of the Iranian money that is helping sustain those activities.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated one individual and three entities that, it says, are responsible for facilitating the flow of Iranian financial assistance to Houthi forces,

Among those designated today is the head of the...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/ofac-moves-to-stem-flow-of-iranian-funding-to-houthis/

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