The vessel is owned by the designated russian shipping company Dalir LLC (ООО "Далир"), based in Astrakhan and operating in the Caspian Sea. The company has transported military cargo for delivery to the Iranian military on behalf of the designated russian company Rosoboronexport JSC (АО "Рособоронэкспорт") – the sole russian state intermediary agency responsible for the export and import of the full range of military, defence-related, and dual-use products, technologies, and services.