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		<title>Tankers Exit Strait of Hormuz With 6 Million Barrels of Crude Oil</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/05/20/870725.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Two supertankers exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday while another is making its way out, after waiting in the Gulf for more than two months with 6 million barrels of Middle East crude oil onboard, shipping data on LSEG &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oil Tankers Transiting Strait of Hormuz Since Start of Iran War</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/05/15/870091.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. has maintained a blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran lifted and then reimposed its own blockade on marine traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz, which typically handles roughly one-fifth of the world&#8217;s oil supply. Here&#8217;s a look &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tankers Pass Strait of Hormuz on First Day of US Blockade, Data Shows</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/04/14/865788.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A third Iran-linked tanker was entering the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday on the first full day of the U.S. blockade on vessels calling at Iranian ports, shipping data showed. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the blockade &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Here&#8217;s a List of Non-Iranian Oil Tankers Transiting Hormuz Since Start of War</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/04/14/865758.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[marine cargo insurance]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. blockade on vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports adds to uncertainty over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been all-but-shut since the start of the Iran war. Ordinarily, roughly one fifth of global oil and gas &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oil Tankers Steer Clear of Hormuz Ahead of US Blockade</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/04/13/865554.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Two Iranian-linked tankers exited the Gulf on Monday as other vessels began avoiding the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. said it would start blockading Iranian ports later in the day, unsettling shipping markets at a vital energy chokepoint, shipping &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>China State Firms Curb Russian Oil Imports on Sanctions Risks, Sources Say</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2025/03/14/815633.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Chinese state oil companies are shying away from Russian oil this month, with two importers halting purchases while two others scaled back volumes as they assess compliance following recent U.S. sanctions on Moscow, multiple trade sources said. Russian oil supplies &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tougher US Sanctions to Curb Russian Oil Supply to China and India</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2025/01/13/807894.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[crude oil tankers]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight costs, as new U.S. sanctions on Russian producers and ships curb supplies to Moscow&#8217;s top customers, traders and analysts said. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Update: Oil Tanker That Fled Collision Site Is Detained in Malaysia</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2024/07/22/784756.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A tanker that fled the scene of a fiery Friday collision off Singapore entered the area of Malaysia&#8217;s Bertam floating oil terminal on Monday after being tracked down and intercepted by Malaysian authorities, shipping data from LSEG and Kpler showed. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Two Oil Tankers on Fire in Waters Near Singapore, Crew Members Rescued</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2024/07/19/784664.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Two large oil tankers were on fire on Friday after colliding near Singapore, the world&#8217;s biggest refueling port, with two crew members airlifted to hospital and others rescued from life rafts, authorities and one of the tanker owners said. Singapore &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tankers, Newly Sanctioned by US, Supplied Russian Oil to India</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2023/11/17/748637.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Three oil tankers, newly sanctioned by Washington, regularly shipped Sokol crude from Russia&#8217;s Far East to Indian Oil Corp, the country&#8217;s top refiner, in recent months, according to shiptracking data from LSEG, Kpler and trade sources. The U.S. on Thursday &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Container Ship Could Block Suez Canal Like a &#8216;Beached Whale&#8217; for Weeks</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/03/25/607163.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[ISMAILIA, Egypt – A huge container ship blocking the Suez Canal like a &#8220;beached whale&#8221; may take weeks to free, the salvage company said, as officials stopped all ships entering the channel on Thursday in a new setback for global &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Authorities Working to Free Giant Stranded Container Ship Blocking Suez Canal</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/03/24/606766.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[CAIRO – The shortest shipping route from Europe to Asia remained blocked on Wednesday as 10 tug boats struggled to free one of the world&#8217;s largest container ships after it ran aground in the Suez Canal. The 400-meter, 224,000-tonne Ever &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oil, Gas Shippers Brace for Rise in Insurance Premiums After Saudi Ship Attacks</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/05/16/526644.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2019 07:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Asian shippers and refiners have put ships heading to the Middle East on alert and are expecting a possible rise in marine insurance premiums after recent attacks on Saudi oil tankers and pipeline facilities, industry sources said on Tuesday. On &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>China Imports with Iranian Oil Tankers and Insurance, Amid Sanctions: Sources</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/08/20/498587.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florence Tan]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Chinese buyers of Iranian oil are starting to shift their cargoes to vessels owned by National Iranian Tanker Co. (NITC) for nearly all of their imports to keep supply flowing amid the re-imposition of economic sanctions by the United States. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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