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ELZA

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameELZA[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignD5SE4[sources]
DescriptionAccording to GISIS ІМО data as of July 15, 2025, the vessel's registered name is ELZA, flag is unknown. At the same time, the vessel sails under the name ESTEGHLAL, the flag of Curacao. · On October 11, 2024, as part of the expansion of sanctions against Iran's oil/petrochemical sector, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as a property in which Elza Shipping SA, which was also sanctioned by USA on October 11, 2024, has an interest. · The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) is a subsidiary of the sanctioned National Iranian Oil Company, which is controlled by the Iranian Ministry of Oil. The National Iranian Tanker Company is responsible for the transportation of Iranian crude oil intended for export, plays a significant role in oil deals that are used to generate profits for the IRGC-QF (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) and Hizballah (Hezbollah). · The vessel participated in the transfer of hundreds of thousands of barrels of condensate from a vessel of the sanctioned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), and also carried out an STS transfer with an NITC vessel near Singapore for the transportation of tens of thousands of metric tons of condensate from the South Pars field (the world's largest natural gas condensate field located in the Persian Gulf, owned by Iran and Qatar).[sources]
FlagLiberia[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9221671[sources]
MMSI636018950[sources]
Past FlagsLiberia · Marshall Islands · Singapore[sources]
Previous nameAlam Bayu · Elza · Majnoon · Neches · Torm Neches[sources]
Tonnage47052[sources]
TypeCrude Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linkgisis.imo.org · home.treasury.gov · home.treasury.gov · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · 2 more...[sources]
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Transportation of Iranian crude oil/petroleum products

Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Transportation of fossil fuels

Ukraine War and Sanctions,

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Data sources

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List34,459

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States of America · OFAC

Ukraine War and Sanctions4,351

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)22,186

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States of America · ITA


Source data IDs: ofac-51036 · ua-ws-47c537c1e17cf262c284f886a1704f9a9ae5b62e · ua-ws-3931d10c1e2225dcabe6217f4bc6d30bf3f1f073

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