Oil Spills and Near Misses: Growing Numbers of Ghost Tankers Ship Sanctioned Fuel March 23, 2023 By Jonathan Saul An oil tanker runs aground off eastern China, leaking fuel into the water. Another is caught in a collision near...
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...
Reuters: Crypto Exchange Binance Helped Iran Firms Trade $8B Despite U.S. Sanctions November 8, 2022 By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson Crypto giant Binance has processed Iranian transactions with a value of $8 billion since 2018 despite U.S. sanctions intended to...
Iran’s Seizure of 2 Greek Oil Tankers Adds Risk to Key Shipping Route June 1, 2022 By Anthony Di Paola Iran’s seizure of two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf raises the risk of further interruptions to shipments from...
U.S. Seizes Iranian Oil Cargo From Russian-Operated Ship Near Greece: Sources May 27, 2022 By Jonathan Saul, Lefteris Papadimas and Renee Maltezou The United States has confiscated Iranian oil held on a Russian-operated ship near Greece and will send the cargo to...
Two Oil Tankers Lose Safety Certification Over Claims They Violated Iran Sanctions January 21, 2022 Two tankers have had their environmental and safety classification withdrawn by a U.S. company that provides such certification, after accusations...
Vietnam Negotiates With Iran for Release of Seized Oil Tanker November 5, 2021 By Hau Dinh HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Vietnam was seeking more information Thursday about a Vietnamese oil tanker that was seized at gunpoint...
Marsh Sees Hike in Demand for Political Violence Insurance in Gulf After Tanker Attacks January 22, 2020 By Davide Barbuscia Marsh, one of the world’s largest insurance brokers and risk advisers, has seen a spike in clients’ inquiries for political...
U.S. Targets Sanction-Evading Shipping Firms, Enlists Help from Insurers, Banks November 6, 2019 By Jonathan Saul The United States will target shipping companies that are in breach of sanctions and aggressively enforce measures across the globe...
Iranian Oil Tanker Struck, Probably by Missiles: Iran Media October 11, 2019 By Parisa Hafezi and Sylvia Westall An Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck, probably by missiles, in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia’s coast on Friday, Iranian...