Category: Sanction and Trade

  • Understanding Sanctions in Maritime Trade

    Understanding Sanctions in Maritime Trade

    By Capt. Raghu Sharma The Question That Always Comes Next In my previous article, I explained how sanctions enforcement, particularly through OFAC, reaches the ship and why the Master becomes involved. https://thedeepdraft.com/2025/12/15/ofac-sanctions-ship-master/ What almost always follows is a different assumption, especially from readers ashore – “Surely the crew knows where…