Vessels · Statistics
Shadow fleet tracker: sanctioned vessels in numbers
As of 7 November 2026, 2,009 ships identified by IMO number are on the official sanctions lists of the EU, UK, Switzerland, US and UN — 1,001 of them (50 %) oil or chemical tankers.Lists last checked .
Vessels listed
2,009
by IMO number
Tankers
50 %
1,001 oil / chemical
EU port ban list
729
EU vessel designations
Listed by 2+ authorities
38 %
765 vessels
New vessel designations per quarter
Ships added per quarter, by the date each list states. A vessel counts once per list, at its first designation. The US OFAC list does not publish listing dates, so it is not shown over time.
EU
Table
| Period | vessels |
|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 25 |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 50 |
| 2025 Q1 | 74 |
| 2025 Q2 | 183 |
| 2025 Q3 | 103 |
| 2025 Q4 | 151 |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 |
| 2026 Q2 | 45 |
| 2026 Q3 | 40 |
| 2026 Q4 | 0 |
UK
Table
| Period | vessels |
|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 37 |
| 2024 Q4 | 73 |
| 2025 Q1 | 40 |
| 2025 Q2 | 137 |
| 2025 Q3 | 206 |
| 2025 Q4 | 49 |
| 2026 Q1 | 50 |
| 2026 Q2 | 27 |
| 2026 Q3 | 7 |
| 2026 Q4 | 20 |
Switzerland
Table
| Period | vessels |
|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 79 |
| 2025 Q1 | 74 |
| 2025 Q2 | 189 |
| 2025 Q3 | 105 |
| 2025 Q4 | 116 |
| 2026 Q1 | 41 |
| 2026 Q2 | 45 |
| 2026 Q3 | 0 |
| 2026 Q4 | 40 |
Who lists them
Vessels per authority
- US1,555
- Switzerland731
- EU729
- UK682
Number of authorities listing a vessel
- 11,244
- 2105
- 3397
- 4 or more263
Type, flag and age
Ship type
- Oil / chemical tanker1,001
- Not stated264
- General cargo / Ro-Ro215
- Fishing vessel158
- Other132
- Gas carrier (LPG/LNG)122
- Container ship59
- Bulk carrier58
Age
- under 10 years23
- 10–14 years14
- 15–19 years152
- 20–24 years230
- 25 years or older56
Current flag, as the lists state it
- Panama356
- Russia289
- Iran192
- China158
- Barbados107
- North Korea74
- Palau73
- Gabon65
- Liberia60
- Comoros58
- Cook Islands51
- Venezuela38
- Other298
Panama →Russia →Iran →China →Barbados →North Korea →Palau →Gabon →Liberia →Comoros →Cook Islands →Venezuela →
Type, flag and year built as published by the lists (mainly UK, OFAC and EU); ships without such details are left out of that chart. Flags change often — a flag stated at listing may no longer be current.