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"Iran may award OAO Russian Railways, the country's rail monopoly a new contract worth about $250 million after the state-run company completed a link between Tebriz and Azarshahr, RIA Novosti reported, citing the head of the Russian Railways unit doing the work."(Bloomberg News, "Iran May Award Russian Rails New $250 Million Contract, Ria Says," 6/9/12)

Robel is a German construction company that works in Iran through its partner, Airia Co. Ltd. (Robel Website, "Robel Worldwide")

Rawie is a railroad buffer stop manfacturer that works in Iran through its Iranian partner, Airia Co. Ltd. (Rawie Website, "Locations Worldwide")

Cargotec is a cargo handling company that provides services for industrial, marine, harbor, and on-road cargo. Cargotec is based in Helsinki and had 2.6 billion euros in total sales in 2009. As of 2007 it is the world’s second largest crane manufacturer.

A 2007 company press release reveals that the company exported ship cranes to Iran as part of a 70 million euro batch of orders from Asia. 

Bromma, a Cargotec subsidiary that manufactures crane spreaders and rotators, lists an Iran location on its website.

KGL labels itself "the premier provider of integrated Supply Chain Management services in the Middle East, fulfilling the Transportation, Logistics, Port Management, Shipping and Freight Forwarding needs of countless regional and international clients" (Company Website). KGL is a major contractor for the U.S. Defense Department in the Persian Gulf (USASpending.gov).

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"One issue Kirk has been pushing in recent days concerns the huge contracts between the Defense Department and Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Company (KGL), which may have ties to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), an entity long accused of operating a web of shell companies to evade sanctions, and three other Iranian companies already on the banned list of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). KGL was recently awarded a nearly $750 million contract by the U.S. Army and another $42 million sole-source contract by the Defense Logistics Agency. Kirk now wants to know if the U.S. military is indirectly putting money into Iranian government coffers." (Foreign Policy. "David Cohen nomination back on track," 6/27/11)

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"A Kuwaiti shipping company that has done more than $1 billion in business with the U.S. military has also had ties to one of the men indicted in New York Monday for his alleged role in an international conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran. Members of Congress have for months been asking the Pentagon if the defense contractor Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport (KGL) may be secretly doing business with Iranian front companies, and those questions took on fresh urgency Monday with the 317-count indictment. Among those indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance was Moghaddami Fard, an Iranian man whose name appears on dozens of emails with top KGL executives, and who sat on the five-member board of directors of a company that was partially owned by KGL." (ABC News. "U.S. Gave Military Contracts to Firm With Alleged Iran Ties," 6/21/11)

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KGL’s business activity in Iran can be seen primarily through its connection to Combined Shipping Company, which is a joint venture with Valfajr-Shipping Company, an Iranian-owned entity that OFAC added to the SDN list in 2008. In addition, in 2005, KGL TC revealed that KGL Port Management Company made an offer to the Iranian Ports authority to operate the Bandar Abbas port in Iran.” (Zawya, “KGL Port Management Negotiating with Iran for Operating Bandar Abbas Port,” 4/16/2005)

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The Combined Shipping Company KSCC “is a joint venture between the ‘Kuwait and Gulf Link holding Co.’ -(KGL), one of the most prominent investors in the field of transport, logistics and technical services in the Middle East and the Iranian ‘VALFAJR-Shipping Company’ a subsidiary of IRISL Group, the main Iranian sea transporter for passengers and cargo in the Gulf region and worldwide.” (Archived Website)

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In 2010, KGL’s most recent activity in Iran involved “upgrad[ing] and “enlarg[ing] its fleet for passengers transport operations by 400 percent to include 750 buses in anticipation of new contracts [with Iran] in the future.” Presumably, this would be followed by an increase in business operations in the area. According to the Arab Times, KGL “[has a] special presence [in Iran] that has contributed to its capabilities to execute many transport and logistics contracts covering different sectors and industrial segments, including critical and sensitive sectors. (Arab Times, “KGL Moves to Boost Presence in Iran After Upgrade,” 3/7/2010)

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In 2008, IRISL and 18 of its subsidiaries (including Valfajr) were added to the SDN list for “facilitating shipments of military cargo destined for the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and its subordinate entities, including organizations that have been designated by the United Nations Security Council in Resolutions 1737 and 1747.” (US Department of State, Designation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and Subsidiaries for Proliferation Activities, September 11, 2008)

Deutsche Bahn AG is a leading transportation and logistics company with numerous subsidiaries. It operates transport networks via rail, land, ocean and air, for both passengers and freight. The company has annual revenues of around 30 billion euros, and is one of the largest companies of its kind in the world (Company Website). 

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One of Deutsche Bahn AG's subsidiaries, DB Schenker, is a partner company of Meshkin Co Ltd (Subsidiary Website), a shipping company that operates exclusively out of Iran (Meshkin Website). Meshkin is responsible for a significant portion of Iranian exports shipping, and its website explains that "In the near future we will be witnessing a remarkable jump in petrochemical exports, made available from investments in the gas fields of South Pars" (Meshkin Website). 

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Additionally, DB Schenker itself has an Iranian subsidiary, Delta Bar Int'l Transport and Shipping Services (Subsidiary Website). Delta Bar has an annual sales volume of $11 million (Business Monitor, subscription needed). 

Invensys is a multinational corporation which consists of Invensys Operations Management, Invensys Rail, and Invensys Controls. Invensys Operations Management, the largest division, is “a global technology, software and consulting organization” with over $2 billion in sales (Company Brochure).

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Invensys Operations Management houses the Eurotherm brand of products, which are used in “life sciences, glass manufacturing, plastics, renewable energy and the heat treatment of metals” (Company Brochure). Eurotherm is represented in Iran (Eurotherm Brochure) and is listed as a past exhibitor for the 2009 Iran Oil Show (Iran Oil Show Website).

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In its Code of Conduct, Invensys says, “We are committed to upholding human rights such as those enshrined in the UN Global Compact and the European Convention on Human Rights”, and instructs employees not to “seek to benefit from human rights abuses committed by someone else” (Invensys Code of Conduct).

In their 2010 10-k form to the SEC, World Fuel Services Corp. disclosed information regarding their ventures in Iran. 

"From time to time, certain of our subsidiaries have had limited business dealings in countries subject to comprehensive OFAC-administered sanctions, specifically Iran.  We provided to the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), in response to an administrative subpoena, information regarding all transactions by the Company involving Iran. Pursuant to licenses issued by OFAC, Company subsidiaries purchase overflight permits from Iran. Payments for overflight permits are made to the Iranian Civil Aviation Authority. The Company's subsidiaries have also provided certain services (e.g., procuring ground handling services and landing permits and providing flight plans) and supplied fuel in connection with passenger flights to and from the country. the Company has recently discovered one instance in which one of its subsidiaries arranged for the sale of marine fuel to a Singapore-owned and operated vessel while it was at port in Bandar Abbas, Iran.  The Company recently supplied fuel in the United States to an Iranian government owned aircraft in connection with the Iranian government's participation at meetings of the United Nations." (10-K for WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP, 2/25/2010)

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A subsidiary of World Fuel Services Corp, Tramp Oil Marine and Aviation, lists in its directory that it is involved in fuel services with nine airports in Iran. "This booklet lists over 2,000 airports where Tramp Oil Aviation Ltd can offer jet fuel supplies on an into-plane basis." (Tramp Oil & Marine Website)

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"The Bush administration's record enforcing export laws is mixed. The Office of Foreign Assets Control let the statute of limitations expire in at least 25 cases involving trade with Iran from 2002 to 2005, according to one internal department audit. The companies involved, disclosed to the AP under the Freedom of Information Act, include Acterna Corp., American Export Lines, Parvizian Masterpieces, Protrade International Corp., Rex of New York, Shinhan Bank, Phoenix Biomedical Corp., World Cargo Alliance and World Fuel Services...World Fuel Services said an employee fueled a ship out of Singapore that turned out to be Iranian-owned, and the U.S. government spotted it from a wire transfer." (The Daily Herald, "From bull semen to bras, Iran still buys American Products," 7/8/2008)

The search for the organizers of an airplane filled with North Korean weapons bound for Iran and detained in Thailand has led to a company in Hong Kong.

A company called Union Top Management Ltd., registered in Hong Kong, signed a contract this month to lease the cargo plane, according to documents obtained by arms-trafficking researchers in Belgium and the U.S.

Attempts to reach Dario Cabreros Garmendia, listed in public documents as Union Top Management's owner and director were unsuccessful. A Dario Cabreros signed a contract on behalf of Union Top Management on Dec. 4 to lease the plane.

A woman who answered the phone at an office in Hong Kong given on Union Top Management documents provided an email address for Mr. Garmendia. An email sent to the address was returned as undeliverable. Union Top Management's filings list a Barcelona, Spain, postal address for Mr. Garmendia.

Thai officials seized the Ilyushin-76 aircraft and its cargo -- missiles and guidance systems -- on Dec. 11, setting off an international hunt to determine its origins. The Union Top Management contract, and a flight plan, were revealed in a report by TransArms, of Chicago, and the International Peace Information Service, of Antwerp, Belgium. Both organizations study conflicts around the world, including how they are financed and supplied with weapons...

In the case of the plane, a secretary firm called Acota Ltd. in Hong Kong's Wan Chai district set up Union Top Management on Sept 1. From filings, it appears Mr. Garmendia took control of Union Top Management on November 10. (The Wall Street Journal, "Hong Kong Firm Leased Plane Carrying Weapons," 12/22/09)

Bombardier is a “global transportation company,” which “leads the world’s rail equipment manufacturing and servicing industry.” (Company Website)

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“The Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company, (TUSRC), through the Chinese company CITIC, awarded Bombardier Transportation a contract for the in-house design, installation support and commissioning of a CITYFLO 350 solution for Lines 1 and 2.” (Company Press Release, 10/2/09)

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“BCP [Bombardier CPC Propulsion System Co. Ltd.] is dedicated to the production, marketing, and maintenance of propulsion equipment for rail vehicles. In November 2003, BCP was awarded a Propulsion and Control System contract from CITIC for 105 metro cars for Extension Line of Tehran Metro Line 1 in Iran.” (Company Press Release, 10/15/07)