Security Council Committee concerning Libya Adds One Vessel to Its Sanctions List

On 22 July 2026, the Committee approved the addition of one entry specified below to its List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and other measures relating to attempts to illicitly export petroleum, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, from Libya (the Libya Sanctions List), set out in paragraphs 15 and/or 17 of Security Council resolution 1970 (2011) and/or paragraph 19 of resolution 1973 (2011), or paragraph 10 of resolution 2146 (2014) as amended by paragraph 2 of resolutions 2441 (2018) and 2509 (2020) and extended in resolution 2819 (2026), adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

B. Entities and other groups

LYe.006 Name: Avax

A.k.a.: na F.k.a.: na Address: na Listed on: 22 Jul. 2026 Other information: IMO: 9058713

Listed pursuant to paragraphs 10(a), 10 (b), 10(c) and 10(d) of resolution 2146 (2014), as amended by paragraph 2 of resolutions 2441 (2018) and 2509 (2020) and extended in resolution 2819 (2026) (prohibition to load, transport or discharge; prohibition to enter ports; prohibition to provide bunkering and vessel services; prohibition to engage in financial transactions with regard to petroleum). Pursuant to paragraph 11 of resolution 2146, as modified by paragraph 2 of resolution 2509 (2020), this designation is valid from 22 July 2026 to 22 July 2027, unless terminated earlier by the Committee pursuant to paragraph 12 of resolution 2146 (2014). Flag State: Cameroon. As of 4 April 2026, the vessel was located near the anchorage area of the Benghazi Old Harbour, Libya.

The Committee has made accessible on its website the narrative summary of reasons for listing of the above entry, at the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1970/materials/summaries .

The updated List is accessible on the Committee’s website at the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1970/materials .

The Consolidated United Nations Security Council Sanctions List is also updated following all changes made to the Libya Sanctions List. An updated version of the Consolidated List is accessible via the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list .

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