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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | FENGHUANG · PHOENIX I · Phoenix I | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | E5U5298 · N/A | [sources] | |||
| Deadweight Tonnage | 105851 | [sources] | |||
| Description | The tanker was used by the oil broker Petronix Energy Trading Limited (Hong Kong) to transport and further deliver to China hundreds of metric tons of Iranian oil purchased from Naftiran Intertrade Company, which is the marketing arm of the sanctioned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). Iran relies on brokers outside of Iran to facilitate the sale and transport of its crude oil to end users abroad, largely in the UAE and China. Many tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil to countries such as China are also involved in Venezuelan trade, including tanker IMO 9236248. On June 11, 2022, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed a 20-year cooperation agreement to expand ties in the oil and petrochemical industries, as well as in the military and economic spheres. Since then, bilateral ties have begun to develop. Most cargo is transported by ships belonging to the sanctioned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) in both directions. A significant number of ships flying under foreign (non-Iranian) flags are also involved in this trade. The tanker is affiliated with Alkonost Maritime DMCC (UAE), which was sanctioned by USA on February 24, 2025 for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction in the purchase, acquisition, sale, transportation or marketing of crude oil or petroleum products or petrochemicals from Iran. The tanker during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian oil called at the russian port of Nakhodka with oil terminals. On February 24, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the tanker as a property in which the sanctioned company Alkonost Maritime DMCC has an interest. Since December 19, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since January 13, 2026, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel. | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Cook Islands · Sint Maarten | [sources] | |||
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 59693 | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9236248 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 306100000 · 518999317 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Cook Islands · Greece · Liberia · Malta · Panama | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Burgundy Star · Minerva Zenia · Phoenix I · Torness | [sources] | |||
| Registration number | MPF6URDBBAD6 | [sources] | |||
| Type | Crude Oil Tanker · Oil tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Transport crude oil or petroleum products that originate in Russia or are exported from Russia while practicing irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33).
IMO number: 9236248
Iran's 'ghost armada'
The Maduro-Khamenei Oil Alliance
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| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Triviality Shipping LLC Person of interest | Company | - | - | |
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Alkonost Maritime DMCC Debarred entity · Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | |
| Ukraine | ГУР МО України | Vessels involved in the transportation of weapons, stolen Ukrainian products and in the circumvention of sanctions | - | - |
| United States | TREAS-OFAC | Reciprocal | - |
| European Union | Council of the European Union | EU Designated Vessels (Council Regulation 833/2014) | - |
| Alkonost Maritime DMCC Debarred entity · Sanctioned entity | Company | - | - |
| RINA Services S.p.A. (RINA) | Classification society | - | - |
| Other | Classification society | - | - |
| Triviality Shipping LLC Person of interest | security_manager | - |
| Triviality Shipping LLC Person of interest | commerce_manager | - |
| Celestial Overseas Co Ltd Person of interest | - | - |