The T458 funnel from Al Karim on 7 September 2006 has a lightly outlined T and an S darker and thicker at its centre than at the top and bottom curves. Although the T might look overpainted, the logo suggests that the outline is part of the design. Rosanoski records gold as 255-169-038 and light red as 255-072-072.
Tartous Shipping first appears in 2005. Different street addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses distinguish it from Samin and Tartousi, although a post-office box and similar email prefixes suggest a possible link. Al Karim and Al Tawfik were listed under name companies; the latter had previously appeared under Tartousi. Equasis reports a later Damas Shipping ownership and rename to Horizon-9 which the cited Lloyds and directory records do not reflect. The company website also showed Salem I, otherwise recorded only under Tartousi. Rosanoski leaves these discrepancies unresolved. Tartous Shipping is omitted from Lloyds 2011–12.
Syria, Tartous.