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U.S. Targets Ship Insurers, Maritime Industry to Strengthen Venezuela Sanctions

Several companies that certify vessels are seaworthy and ship insurers have withdrawn services to tankers involved in the Venezuelan oil trade as the United States targets the maritime industry to tighten sanctions on the Latin American country. U.S. sanctions have …

Iran Oil Shipping Insurance Sanction Relief Not Likely Any Time Soon

A pledge by world powers to ease ship insurance sanctions on some Iranian oil exports is likely to take months to come into effect due to complex law and regulation and to insurers’ unease over providing cover. A deal struck …