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MAHADEV

Maritime detention · Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameKAILASH · MAHADEV[sources]
Build Date · [sources]
Call SignT8A4926[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage5902[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is affiliated with the sanctioned shipping company Mahadev Maritime INC-LIB (Liberia), which was sanctioned by the United States on July 30, 2025, for providing material assistance, sponsorship, or financial, material, or technological support, as well as goods or services, to or in support of Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani. Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani is the son of Ali Shamkhani, the chief political advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader. Leveraging his father’s political influence, Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani has corrupted senior Iranian regime officials to build and operate a vast fleet of tankers and container ships. This fleet transports oil and petroleum products from Iran and russia, as well as other cargoes, to customers worldwide, generating tens of billions of dollars in profit. His shipping network consists of a large fleet of vessels, ship management firms, and front companies that launder billions of dollars in proceeds from global sales of Iranian and russian crude oil and petroleum products, primarily to buyers in China. The network takes significant measures to conceal its operations and obscure its connections to the Shamkhani family, Iran, and russia. On July 30, 2025, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagPalau[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage4126[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9571052[sources]
MMSI511101519[sources]
Past FlagsHong Kong SAR · South Korea · Panama · Palau[sources]
Previous nameClymene · JS Nanjing · Kailash · Ocean Crystal · Wen Zhou Wan[sources]
Type33 · Asphalt/Bitumen Tanker · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linksanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Data sources

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,286

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,236

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 · ITA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List35,028

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

United States · OFAC

Tokyo MoU Detention List8,042

Ships detained by Port State Control (PSC) authorities within the Tokyo MoU region.

Global · Tokyo MoU

External databases

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Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections553

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU


Source data IDs: ua-ws-vessel-1168 · tokyo-mou-psc-e820c041a86322893a165382b79aa4ec161308a2 · ofac-54915 · tok-mou-det-8a9a49967ca69c0e452308a6e39ef7f521cc4e93

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