Iranian Entity: IRISL Europe GmbH

IRISL Europe GmbH

IRISL Europe

Owned or controlled by or acts or purports to act for or on behalf of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL - see separate entity record); on September 10, 2008, added to the Specially Designated National (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 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, IRISL and affiliates provide logistical services to Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL - see separate entity record); responsible for marketing and commercial activities, including stowage and vessels planning and port nomination, for vessels of IRISL in Europe; also responsible for marketing and commercial activities for cross trading to and from ports in Asia and the Americas; provides services in cargo canvassing, liaison, and inland logistics and haulages for IRISL in Europe; reportedly owns IRISL Malta (see separate entity record) with Maraner Holdings Limited; reportedly owns Maraner Holdings Limited with Adrian Baldacchino; V.A.T. Number DE217283818 (Germany); Europe office established by IRISL in 2001; operations manager reportedly Capt. K. Vaezi; regional general manager A.R. Semnanipour; another general manager Capt. M Amoozadeh and technical manager Mohammad Ghouchani; line department chief reportedly Sa'id Meqdadi (Saeed Meghdadi).