Hanseatic Trade Trust & Shipping GmbH (HTTS) is a Hamburg-based company owned by IRISL Europe, which is in turn a company owned by IRISL. HTTS plays a significant role in facilitating operations for Iran’s state-owned shipping conglomerate, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL). Therefore, HTTS is owned and controlled by IRISL and is providing essential services to IRISL, or to entities owned or controlled by it or acting on its behalf.