Venezuela Resorts to Using Shadow Tankers to Supply Oil to Ally Cuba June 27, 2024 By Marianna Parraga Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has begun using tankers that navigate off radar to supply its closest political ally, Cuba,...
Five Iran-Connected Oil Tankers Lose Their Flags Following U.S. Sanctions November 15, 2022 By Marianna Parraga The international ship registries of Djibouti and the Cook Islands suspended the flags on five oil tankers, following sanctions by...
Russia’s Sovcomflot Re-routes Tankers to Bahamas Amid Growing Sanctions March 8, 2022 By Marianna Parraga At least three tankers controlled by Russian maritime powerhouse Sovcomflot that have been unable to deliver their cargoes due to...
Floods, Outages Stall Oil Companies’ Efforts to Restart After Hurricane Ida August 31, 2021 By Marianna Parraga and Stephanie Kelly Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages slowed efforts on Tuesday by energy firms to assess damages at oil...
Panama to Withdraw Flags from More Vessels that Violate Iran Sanctions: Reuters July 15, 2019 By Marianna Parraga and Elida Moreno Panama will withdraw its flag from more vessels that violate sanctions and international legislation, the country’s maritime authority told Reuters,...
Harvey Inflicts Even More Death and Destruction as Flood Waters Keep Rising August 29, 2017 By Marianna Parraga and Ernest Scheyder Flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey, which has already killed at least seven people in Texas and was expected to...
Ship Hits Wall of Newly Expanded Panama Canal in 3rd Incident in a Month July 26, 2016 By Liz Hampton and Marianna Parraga A Chinese container ship hit a wall of the new lane of the Panama Canal, a Canal Authority official and...