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A wholly-owned subsidiary of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL);
According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, IRISL and its affiliates have provided logistical services to Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL);
Agencies affiliated with Valfajr have included:
Oasis Freight Agency
Combined Shipping Co. (Kuwait)
Continental Shipping Trans (Bahrain)
AET Shipping Ltd (Saudi Arabia)
Eint Shipping (Oman);
Branch locations in:
Bandar Abbas
Bushehr
Khoramshahr
Bandar Lengeh
Kish
Operates a fleet of seven vessels for cargo and passenger transport services in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea;
Industry:
Shipping Industry
Involved In:
Military Weapon Program
Also Known As:
Sherkat Sahami Khass Keshtirani Valfajr 8th
Valfajre Eight Shipping Co.
Val Fajr-E-8 Shipping Company
Val Fajr Hasht Shipping Co.
VESC
Valfajre-8 Shipping Company
VSC
Valfajr Shipping Company
Valfajre Shipping Company
Established:
1986
Country:
Iran
Address:
Shahid Azodi St., Karimkhan Zand Ave., Abiar Alley, Tehran, Iran
Phone:
(98)-21-8800369
Website:
www.vesc.net
www.valfajr.ir
E-mail:
info@valfajr.ir
Reason for the color:
» As part of the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran, added on November 5, 2018 to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), freezing its assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13599, which targets entities controlled by the Government of Iran and Iranian financial institutions; foreign parties facilitating transactions for the entity or otherwise assisting the entity are subject to U.S. sanctions;
» Valfajr shipping company Engaged in Regional Arms Export;
» On September 10, 2008, added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems;
» Removed from the SDN list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action;
» Listed by the European Union on July 26, 2010 as an entity owned or controlled by IRISL or an IRISL affiliate;
» Removed from the E.U. list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action;