Supplier: Sea Speed UAE

Exporting Country:

United Arab Emirates

Company/Individual:

Sea Speed UAE

Also Known As:

Sea Speed Cargo & Sea Transport LLC
A-Sea Speed Cargo & Sea Transport LLC
Sea Speed Dubai
Sea Speed Co.
Sea Speed Cargo
Sea Speed Shipping Services
Sea Speed

Program:

Military

Date of Iran-related Activity:

January 2004 - May 2008

Address:

- P.O. Box 14437, Deira, Dubai, UAE
- 205 Al Hawai Boulevard, Al Rigg Road, Deira, Dubai, UAE
- Abu Dhabi Airport
- 205 Al Hawai Building, Al Rigga Road, Deira Dubai, UAE
- Rigga Steel, Dubai, UAE
- P.O. Box 1434, Deira, Dubai, UAE
- Al Hawai Bldg, Suite 205, Alriqqa St., Deira, Dubai, UAE

Phone Number:

+971 4 2697930; +971 4 2620223 (Dr. M J Sabooni); +971 50 6592011 (Dr. M J Sabooni mobile); +971 4 3945787 (Mr. Kamran Isaacs); +971 50 4530438 (Mr. Kamran Isaacs mobile); +971 4 2290264 (Mr. Faique Barmawar); +971 50 4285937 (Mr. Faique Barmawar mobile); +971 50 6774338 (Mr. Raja Naeem mobile); (9714) 263581; +971 4 269 7936

Fax:

+971 4 266 0213; +971 4 2697931

URL:

www.seaspeeduae.com

E-Mail:

ssdopns@eim.ae
ssdopns@emirates.net.ae (operations)
ssdchart@emirates.net.ae (chartering)
ops@seaspeeduae.com

Text:

On April 2, 2009, indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to export thirteen different types of U.S.-made military aircraft parts to Iran via Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) without obtaining the required licenses or authorizations, in violation of the United States Iran Embargo, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Arms Export Control Act (AECA); also indicted were: Amir Hossein Atabaki, Mohammad Javad Mohammad Esmaeil, Baktash Fattahi, Abbas Haider, Mohammed Javid Yahya Saboni (managing director of Sea Speed UAE), Reza Zahedi Pour, Mahdi Electronic Trading Co., Planet Commercial Brokerage LLC, Raht Aseman Co. Ltd, and Sahab Phase (see separate entity records); according to the indictment, between January 2004 and May 2008, Atabaki, Esmaeil, Saboni and Zahedi caused funds to be used in purchasing dual-use and military aircraft parts from the United States for Mahdi Electronic, Sahab Phase, Raht Aseman and others in Iran; Fattahi, Haider, Saboni, Planet Commercial, Sea Speed and others then allegedly received these parts in Dubai and caused them to be shipped to Iran; defendants allegedly shipped parts for the F-5 ("Tiger") and F-14 ("Tomcat") fighter jets, Bell AH-1("Cobra") attack helicopter, and CH-53 and UH-1 ("Huey") military helicopters.

Engaged in the business of exporting and forwarding goods; additional services include: shipping, bunkering, husbandry, customs clearance and delivery of ship spares, STS operation and discharge of slops, afloat repairs and maintenance, emergency procurement and supply of engineering and ship spares, fire fighting, navigation and communication equipment, ship brokering and chartering, international forwarding, air/sea freight services, and project cargo handling; serves ship owners at ports and oil terminals in UAE, Iran, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and India; contact persons include: Dr. M J Sabooni, Mr. Kamran Isaacs, Mr. Faique Barmawar, and Mr. Raja Naeem; Faique Barmawar was reportedly heading the company in April 2009 while Saboni was absent; Sea Speed UAE was established in 1994, and Sea Speed Iran, in Tehran, providing similar services, was established in 1985.

Date Entered:

11/5/2009

Date Last Modified:

11/5/2009