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Country and port restrictions for port call processing and payments

Updated over 2 months ago

No DA-Desk services or payments permitted

Country / region of port call

DA-Desk port call processing

Payment services

Crimea region of Ukraine; or Crimean Ports:
• State Enterprise Kerch Sea Commercial Port
• State Enterprise Sevastopol Sea Trading Port
• State Enterprise Feodosia Sea Trading Port (a.k.a Theodosia)
• State Enterprise Evpatoria Sea Commercial Port
• State Enterprise Yalta Sea Trading Port
• Port Chernomorsk

Port calls not permitted.

No Payments processed.

Donetsk region of Ukraine or People's Republic of Donetsk (DNR) or DNR region of Ukraine;
• Port Mariupol

Port calls not permitted.

No Payments processed.

Iran

Port calls not permitted.

No Payments processed.

North Korea

Port calls not permitted.

No Payments processed.

Turkey:
• MMK Metalurji Port
• MMK Atakas Port

Port calls not permitted.

No Payments processed.

Venezuela

Port calls not permitted.

OFAC update February 2026 DA-Desk currently does not permit processing services or payments regarding Venezuelan port calls, however, we are presently investigating the impact of the recently released of General Licenses from OFAC on Venezuela and will advise as soon as we can if there will be any changes to our services permitted.

Some DA-Desk services or payments permitted

Country / region of port call

DA-Desk port call processing

Payment services

Cuba

Port calls permitted.

No Payments processed.

Russia

Port calls permitted. Additional compliance requirements to confirm cargo, and Price Cap requirements where applicable.

Payments not processed to Russian agents. Payments can be processed to pre-approved agents registered outside of Russia.

Sudan

Port calls permitted.

Payments processed with additional compliance and screening requirements for agent/vendor.

Syria

Port calls permitted.

No Payments processed.

For any queries, please contact [email protected].

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