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The Iran Ledger

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ORGANIZATION · MULTI-JURISDICTION

HOPE 1 SHIPPING INC

USJuly 14, 2026EUno recordUKno recordCAno recordAUno record

No open designation gap recorded for this party.

Designation Status

Designation Status, Five Tracked Jurisdictions
JurisdictionStatusDateAuthority
USDesignatedJuly 14, 2026E.O. 13902
EUNo record found··
UKNo record found··
CANo record found··
AUNo record found··

These are the five governments' asset-freeze lists only. "Not designated" means not on that list on the data date. This is not legal or compliance advice.

Dossier

Hong Kong-based Sai Wan Shipping Limited is named by Treasury as "the previous manager and operator of HOPE 1, ELPINIKI, JADE, and OPAL", i.e., these four vessels had already changed hands from Sai Wan to their current owners by the time of designation, another instance of manager succession outrunning (until now) individual sanctions actions. HOPE 1 (IMO 9514339, Antigua & Barbuda flag, bulk carrier, built 2012), owner Hope 1 Shipping Inc (Marshall Islands). ClassNK's register lists a former name, "ORCHID HALO," and names Synergy Maritime Private Limited as a (separate, non-sanctioned) management-company contact of record, this is a classification-society registry entry, not press, and should be weighted as a primary technical record rather than journalism. ELPINIKI (IMO…

Category & Evidence Tags

Oil Shadow Fleet

Evidence

  • Owner/operator of HOPE 1Network: Shamkhani Network · Gap: US-only

Docket

Profile ID
us-hope-1-shipping-inc-406
Type
Organization
Country
Multi-jurisdiction
Designated In
1 of 5
Open Gaps
0 of 5

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Peer jurisdictions: evaluate mirror listing where gap remains.

High

Networks

Sources

Gap

US-only

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