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Sanctioned vessels report: September 2026

AIS-detectedGenerated Nov 4, 2026 · revision 1

Summary

Of 2,007 ships currently designated on 5 sanctions lists, 112 made at least one port call Voydar observed on AIS in September 2026: 153 calls at 34 ports in 16 countries.

In August 2026 Voydar observed 25 calls by the same ships (+512%).

Most calls were in Russia (80); the port with the most calls was Ust'-Luga (23).

Designations as of Nov 4, 2026: ships on these lists when the report was generated. A ship designated later is not counted for this month.

Counts follow AIS receiver coverage. Across the whole network, observed calls by designated ships went from 25 in August 2026 to 153 in September 2026. A port or waterway that moved by about the same proportion did not necessarily change at all; compare shares, not counts.

In this report: Ust'-Luga, Saint Petersburg (ex Leningrad), Ambarli, Kumport, Primorsk (Koivisto)

Charts

Calls by designated ships, by port, September 2026
  1. Ust'-Luga23
  2. Saint Petersburg (ex Leningrad)16
  3. Ambarli13
  4. Kumport12
  5. Primorsk (Koivisto)12
  6. Korsakov12
  7. Prigorodnoye10
  8. Al Adabiyah7
  9. Port Said6
  10. Viinistu Sadam4
  11. Istanbul4
  12. Longyearbyen4
  13. Hong Kong2
  14. Chennai (ex Madras)2
  15. Baltiysk2
Calls by designated ships, by country, September 2026
  1. Russia80
  2. Türkiye33
  3. Egypt14
  4. Estonia4
  5. Svalbard & Jan Mayen4
  6. Syria4
  7. Algeria2
  8. Hong Kong2
  9. India2
  10. Italy2
Designated ships with observed calls, by list, September 2026
  1. OFAC SDN list47
  2. Canadian autonomous sanctions list88
  3. EU list of designated vessels83
  4. UK Sanctions List81
  5. New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register31

Data

Designated ships and their calls, by list

ListDesignated shipsShips with callsCalls
OFAC SDN list1,5534767
Canadian autonomous sanctions list73188120
EU list of designated vessels72983111
UK Sanctions List68281105
New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register2103142

Designated ships with the most calls

ShipIMOListsCallsPortsLast port
MS FARM9,294,795OFAC SDN41Longyearbyen
GALAXY9,826,902Canada, EU, New Zealand, OFAC SDN, UK41Prigorodnoye
MORGANIT9,419,450Canada, EU, UK33Ust'-Luga
PIZHMA8,814,354OFAC SDN32Baltiysk
ODIN9,151,890Canada, EU, UK32Saint Petersburg (ex Leningrad)
RYAZAN8,915,548Canada, EU31Saint Petersburg (ex Leningrad)
OKEAN9,142,916Canada, EU, UK31Korsakov
SASCO ANIVA9,255,402Canada, OFAC SDN31Korsakov
ZALIV ANIVA9,418,494Canada, EU, New Zealand, OFAC SDN, UK31Prigorodnoye
OMSK9,418,509Canada, EU, OFAC SDN, UK31Korsakov
FLANDRIA8,414,477Canada, EU22Primorsk (Koivisto)
AMBAL8,807,416OFAC SDN22Ust'-Luga
NADIA9,122,461OFAC SDN22Jakarta, Java
RAINIER GLACIER9,233,777Canada, EU, UK22Ambarli
FLEXI 29,246,322OFAC SDN22Bronka Port
UTAKI9,262,924Canada, EU, New Zealand, UK22Ust'-Luga
TUTUS9,275,763Canada22Ambarli
VULKAN9,297,371Canada, EU, UK22Ust'-Luga
BERRA9,308,821Canada, EU, UK22Ust'-Luga
GROSSULYAR9,388,742Canada, EU, New Zealand, UK22Ust'-Luga
GLORIS9,449,510OFAC SDN22Arwad
BIRTHE THERESI9,083,184Canada, EU21Saint Petersburg (ex Leningrad)
YENISEI9,307,815Canada, EU, New Zealand, UK21Baniyas
TEMPEST DREAM9,308,132Canada, EU, New Zealand, UK21Primorsk (Koivisto)
REALGAR9,319,674Canada, EU, New Zealand, UK21Primorsk (Koivisto)
ZALIV BAIKAL9,360,128Canada, EU, OFAC SDN, UK21Prigorodnoye
LAZURIT9,384,069Canada, EU, UK21Ust'-Luga
ZANGAZUR9,420,617Canada21Trieste
ORENBURG9,537,109Canada, EU, New Zealand, OFAC SDN, UK21Ust'-Luga
PARTIZANSK8,700,096Canada, EU, UK11Korsakov

Showing 30 of 112 rows.

Ports with the most calls by designated ships

PortCountryCallsShips
Ust'-LugaRussia2321
Saint Petersburg (ex Leningrad)Russia1611
AmbarliTürkiye1313
KumportTürkiye1212
Primorsk (Koivisto)Russia1210
KorsakovRussia126
PrigorodnoyeRussia104
Al AdabiyahEgypt77
Port SaidEgypt66
Viinistu SadamEstonia44
IstanbulTürkiye44
LongyearbyenSvalbard & Jan Mayen41
Hong KongHong Kong22
Chennai (ex Madras)India22
BaltiyskRussia22
Bronka PortRussia22
KronshtadtRussia22
MersinTürkiye22
TriesteItaly21
BaniyasSyria21
Alger (Algiers)Algeria11
OranAlgeria11
As Suways (Suez)Egypt11
Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain11
Jakarta, JavaIndonesia11
AgadirMorocco11
LimaPeru11
VysotskRussia11
SingaporeSingapore11
Al LadhiqiyahSyria11

Showing 30 of 34 rows.

Calls by country of the port

CountryCallsShipsPortsShare
Russia8052952.3%
Türkiye3331621.6%
Egypt141439.2%
Estonia4412.6%
Svalbard & Jan Mayen4112.6%
Syria4332.6%
Algeria2221.3%
Hong Kong2211.3%
India2211.3%
Italy2111.3%
Spain1110.7%
Indonesia1110.7%
Morocco1110.7%
Peru1110.7%
Singapore1110.7%
Thailand1110.7%

Flags as stated on the lists

Flag (as listed)Ships
Not stated863
Panama382
Russia314
Iran192
China158
Barbados108
Gabon76
Comoros74
Palau74
Democratic People's Republic of Korea72
Liberia62
Cook Islands51
Venezuela38
Cameroon35
Sierra Leone35
Hong Kong22
North Korea20
Antigua and Barbuda19
Gambia16
San Marino16

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Method and sources

Method
Counted by Voydar from AIS port calls (dwell of at least 30 minutes), method v1+detector.v3.
Version
voydar.monthly_report v1+detector.v3
Period
Sep 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026 (UTC)
Generated
Nov 4, 2026 · r1
Sources
  • AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS · AIS data: AISstream.io
  • BarentsWatch AIS API · Data delivered by BarentsWatch (NLOD 2.0; data owner: Kystverket)
  • Voydar Beacon contributor stations
  • Canada Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List (SEMA/JVCFOA) · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
  • Digitraffic marine AIS · Source: Fintraffic / digitraffic.fi, license CC 4.0 BY
  • EU designated vessels (Reg. 833/2014 Annex XLII; Reg. 2017/1509 Annex XIV) · Source: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, Annex XLII, and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509, Annex XIV (Official Journal of the European Union); list compiled by the Danish Maritime Authority
  • New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register (ships) · © Crown copyright, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, CC BY 4.0
  • OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list
  • Voydar-operated receivers
  • UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Limits

  • Designations are the lists' own facts, matched to ships by checksum-valid IMO number only. A ship on several lists counts once in the totals and once per list in the list table.
  • Calls are Voydar's observations. Ships that switch off or falsify AIS, or call where no receiver hears them, are not counted: an absence of calls is not evidence of no activity.
  • Flags are as printed by the lists, not the flag a ship broadcasts on AIS; lists differ in how they spell them.
  • Verify any designation with the publishing authority before acting on it.

How Voydar detects port calls and transits

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Voydar (2026). Sanctioned vessels report, September 2026 (revision 1, generated 2026-11-04). https://www.voydar.com/reports/sanctioned-vessels/2026-09

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