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The US imposes sanctions on two ship owners facilitating Qods force and Houthi

Miroslaw Kozlowski851 Min Read
Sailors assigned to the USS Carney respond to a small-craft vessel during an antiterrorism drill in the area of operations of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, Dec. 6, 2023. / Photo By: Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Lau / defense.gov
Sailors assigned to the USS Carney respond to a small-craft vessel during an antiterrorism drill in the area of operations of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, Dec. 6, 2023. / Photo By: Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Lau / defense.gov

The United States has imposed sanctions on two Hong Kong- and Marshall Islands-based ship owners and two vessels for their role in shipping commodities on behalf of Sa’id al-Jamal, an Iran-based, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force-backed Houthi financial facilitator.

The revenue generated through Jamal’s network continues to support Houthi military efforts, including ongoing attacks against international maritime commerce in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reported.

The following entities have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

  • HONGKONG UNITOP GROUP LTD, Unit 2508A, Bank of America Tower, 12, Harcourt Road, Central, Hong Kong, China; Organization Established Date 09 Jun 2023; C.R. No. 3287498 (Hong Kong); Identification Number IMO 6428388.
  • RENEEZ SHIPPING LIMITED, Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro 96960, Marshall Islands; Organization Established Date 2023; Identification Number IMO 6388435.

The following vessels have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

  • ETERNAL FORTUNE (3E5962) Crude Oil Tanker Panama flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9230907; MMSI 352003073 (vessel).
  • RENEEZ (T8A3663) Crude Oil Tanker Palau flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9232450; MMSI 511100508 (vessel).

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