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SIONA

Shadow fleet · Person of interest
TypeVessel[sources]
NameSIONA[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignD6A4099[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage53194[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is affiliated with Kanti Lines Inc. (Marshall Islands), which was sanctioned by the USA in July 2025 for sponsoring or providing financial, material, or technological support, goods/services to the sanctioned Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Ali Shamkhani, the chief political advisor to iran’s supreme leader. Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani leverages his father’s political influence to corrupt senior iranian regime officials in order to build and operate a massive 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 comprises a vast fleet of vessels, ship management companies, and front entities that launder billions of dollars in proceeds from global sales of iranian and russian crude oil and petroleum products, mostly to buyers in the People’s Republic of China. The network takes extensive measures to conceal its operations and obscure its ties to the Shamkhani family, Iran, and russia. On July 30, 2025, the United States imposed sanctions on the tanker IMO 9282106.[sources]
FlagComoros[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage47279[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9282106[sources]
MMSI620800099[sources]
Past FlagsHong Kong SAR · Panama · San Marino[sources]
Previous nameArtemis Gas · Kanti · Luna · Oriental Queen[sources]
Type31[sources]
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