Ukraine’s Iranian trade ban defied by grain operators
- According to Lloyd’s List Intelligence data, over the past two years, at least 10 vessels discharged Ukrainian grain in Iran
- At least half of the vessels used deceptive shipping tactics or changed the bills of lading in Türkiye
- It is not against the sanctions to export grain to Iran, but experts believe it is mostly a reputational issue that causes operators to try to hide the trade
Sophisticated deceptive shipping practices taken straight from the shadow fleet playbook are used to hide the deliveries
