Last Updated: January 19, 2026
SAFWAN AL-DUBAI COMPANY OF SHIPPING AND TRADE
Aliases
SAFWAN FOR SHIPPING AND TRADE
Address
Nasr Street, Sanaa, Yemen; Street 75, Shiqiao Building, 3rd Floor, Door 4, Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
Official reason
Houthi procurement operatives leverage an array of shipping firms with offices in Yemen and the PRC to transport illicit procurements to Houthi fighters. One such firm, Safwan Al-Dubai Company of Shipping and Trade (Safwan Al-Dubai), is a Yemen-based shipping and logistics company that Houthi procurement officials have used to import dual-use items...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2757
Date of listing
2024-12-19
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Terrorism
Measures
Blocking Property
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/2396
Official Information
On June 6, 2003, OFAC issued the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (68 FR 34196, June 6, 2003 (“the Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 of September 23, 2001, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism” (66 FR 49079, September 25, 2001)...
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