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Khadija Ship Management Private Limited (Khadija), under director Ali Ghadeer Mehdi, handle the day-to-day operations of the network’s vessels. These vessels include the BONITA QUEEN, the DEVREZ, and the TOUR 2, which are being identified today as blocked property in which Khadija has an interest;
India-based Mehdi Group and its director, Ali Zaheer Mehdi, have managed vessels and found additional ones to move Iranian oil. Mehdi Group bears responsibility for crewing and managing at least seven of the vessels used by the network. On August 30, 2019, Mehdi Group was designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, Rostam Qasemi;
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against a large shipping network that is directed by and financially supports the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and its terrorist proxy Hizballah. Over the past year, the IRGC-QF has moved oil worth hundreds of millions of dollars or more through this network for the benefit of the brutal Assad regime, Hizballah, and other illicit actors. Senior IRGC-QF official and former Iranian Minister of Petroleum Rostam Qasemi oversees this sprawling network, which features dozens of ship managers, vessels, and facilitators. This complex network of intermediaries enables the IRGC-QF to obfuscate its involvement in selling Iranian oil. The IRGC-QF also relies heavily on Hizballah officials and front companies to broker associated contracts. OFAC also is issuing a new shipping advisory to the maritime community warning of these types of schemes and the sanctions risks associated with blocked persons;
Industry:
Shipping Industry
Also Known As:
Khadija Ship Management Private Limited
Khadija
Khadija Ship Management PVT
Khadija Ship Management PVT LTD
Registration Number:
247118 (India)
U74999MH2013PTC247118 (India)
Established:
17 August 2013
Country:
India
Address:
Shop 1/2, Adarsh Chawl, Anand Nagar, Jogeshwari (W), Mumbai 400102, India
Off No 512, B Wing, Mumbai City, Maharashtra 400053, India
Unit D-605, 6th Floor, Crystal Plaza Premises Chs Ltd, Opp. Infinity Mall, New Link Road, Anderi – W, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400053, India
512, 5th Floor, Samarth Aishwarya, Off K.L. Walawalkar Road, Oshiwara, Andheri West, Mumbai, India
Website:
www.khadijasm.com
E-mail:
info@khadijasm.com
Vessels controlled by Khadija Ship Management – added to OFAC’s SDN List:
BONITA QUEEN (f.k.a. KAMILA) Crude Oil Tanker St. Kitts & Nevis flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9105906 (vessel) [SDGT]
TOUR 2 Crude Oil Tanker Panama flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9364112 (vessel) [SDGT]
Person of interests:
Ali Ghadeer Mehdi
Syed Abbas Hussain
Syed Qaiser Abbas
Reason for the color:
» Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on September 4, 2019 pursuant to Executive Order 13224 today for being owned or controlled by Mehdi Group;
» Map of designated network;