Marine Advisory: 31/2025 - General Guidance on Consideration of Carriage of Certain Military Cargo

28 October 2025

Marine Advisory 31/2025

(Supersedes Marine Advisory Note 01-2010, Revised 13 April 2017)

Subject: General Guidance on Consideration of Carriage of Certain Military Cargo To: Owner/Operator/Master of Liberian Flagged Vessels

Dear Owner/Operator/Master:

This Advisory provides general guidance concerning carriage of certain military cargo (including cartridges, arms, etc.) onboard Liberian flagged vessels, in response to the increased number of inquiries on the validity of transportation of certain military cargo or whether trade restrictions apply to the transportation of such cargo. As such, the Liberian Administration notes that as a general matter, it will not object when a charterer has made a request to the Owner/Operator, provided the following consideration have been assessed and met:

1. Location (port country) from where the cargo will originate, and such country is not subject to any United Nations (UN) or appropriate U.S. sanction restricting trade;

1. Port location (country) of delivery of the cargo, and such country is not subject to any UN or appropriate U.S. sanction restricting trade;

1. In regard to source of the sanctions, interested ship Operators should contact the UN or the

U.S. authorities in case they wish to obtain a preliminary confirmation of a particular country to which or from which the cargo is being shipped to verify whether that country is affected by a trade sanction;

1. Documentation of the specific type of cargo, military equipment or parts, and whether the type of cargo meets the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code requirement;

1. Provide the Liberian Administration with a copy of the documentation of compliance with the IMDG Code; and

1. The identity of group or agent who will be taking custody of the cargo at the receiving/delivery port.

The following is contact information for the relevant authorities:

United States

Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Annex

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20220

Tel: 1-800-540-6322; 1-202-622-2490 www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac www.ustreas.gov/ofac

United Nations

Office of Legal Affairs

United Nations Headquarters, Room No. 3427B

New York, NY 10017

General inquiries, Fax: ((212) 963-6430

Treaty Section

Room No. 3220E

New York, NY 10017 Fax: (212) 963-3693

www.un.org/sc/committees

UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC)

866 UN Plaza

Room: 600/6th Floor

48th Street at 1^st Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Telephone: (212) 963-3018

Public Information Section: (212) 963-3022; Fax: 212-963-3922 info@unmovic.org

With an assessment made of the above and written confirmation to the Liberian Administration, the Administration will not object to the transportation of well-documented cargo. For further information regarding this Advisory, please contact Regsandstandards@liscr.com.

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