The notice, published in the Federal Register on October 28, records OFAC’s determination that the property and interests in property of the listed persons and vessels are blocked under the applicable sanctions authorities. All property and interests in property subject to US jurisdiction are blocked, and US persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels on the list were identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.
Twenty vessels are named in the text. They include general cargo ships, container ships and two chemical and oil tankers, flagged in Iran, Panama, Palau, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and St Kitts and Nevis, plus several of unknown flag. Among them are the Arkanoor 2 and Arkanoor 3, linked to Sepehr Noor Mobin Company; the Sea Anchor, Sea Castle, Sea Cruiser and Sea Galleon, linked to Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani; the Paya Lebar, Shenton Way and Tanjong Pagar 1, linked to Sea Lead Shipping Pte. Ltd.; and the tanker Darika, linked to Hansa Shipping Inc. Every vessel entry carries the Iran Executive Order 13902 tag.
The authority matters for how counterparties read the list. Executive Order 13902 targets Iran’s construction, mining, manufacturing and textiles sectors and persons operating in them, and designations under it carry the secondary sanctions exposure that makes non-US shipping and insurance firms treat listed hulls as untouchable. A vessel blocked as the property of a designated person contaminates cargoes, charters and port calls attached to it, regardless of the cargo’s own origin.
The timing distinction is worth holding. OFAC issued the underlying action on July 14, 2026; the Federal Register notice of October 28 is the formal publication of that action, which is why it appears in today’s record without being a new round of designations. For compliance teams, the operative fact is the published list itself: twenty hulls, with IMO numbers, that screening systems now have to catch.