Publication of Syria Shipping Advisory

Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), along with the Departments of State and the U.S. Coast Guard, issued this update to the November 2018 maritime petroleum shipping advisory to highlight risks associated with shipments to Syria.  This advisory includes additional guidelines and risks associated with facilitating the shipment of petroleum destined for Syrian Government-owned and -operated ports, to include petroleum of Iranian origin