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NITC targeted in latest US sanctions against Iran
The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions against the Iranian oil sector including the oil ministry, oil minister, and the…
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US blacklists Chinese companies for dealing with IRISL
The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities for dealings with Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) in the…
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US blacklists another 11 companies for facilitating Iranian petrochemical shipments
The US government has added another 11 companies to its sanctions blacklist for allegedly facilitating Iranian exports of petrochemical products…
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US seizes websites of Iranian fuel traders
The Justice Department of the US has announced the seizure of three websites used by three Irianian companies Mobin International, Sohar…
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Iran accused of taking over tanker off Khorfakkan
Iranian special forces stand accused once again of taking a foreign commercial vessel hostage. The US military published a video…
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Missing Gulf Sky crew turn up in India having made sensational escape from the UAE to Iran
Twenty-six of the 28 crew of the controversial suezmax , which had been under arrest off Khorfakkan in the United…
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Sanctions against IRISL come into effect
The Trump administration yesterday imposed sanctions against Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and its Shanghai-based subsidiary E-Sail Shipping…
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Israeli hackers reportedly bring Iranian port to a standstill
Israel carried out a sophisticated cyber attack on an Iranian port facility 10 days ago, the Washington Post reported on…
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Trump administration cracks down on ‘deceptive’ shipping practices used by North Korea, Iran and Syria
The Trump administration is cracking down on shipping’s links with entities from Iran, North Korea, and Syria, three countries on…
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Iranian grounded boxship has buckled
Authorities in Southeast Asia face a tricky salvage of a grounded container vessel as images emerge of it beginning to…
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Iranian boxship and Indonesian bulker grounded after collision in Singapore Strait
Iranian boxship and Indonesian-flagged bulker Samudra Sakti I both ran aground this morning near the island of Sambu, off Batam…
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Product tanker captured by Iranians reignites Hormuz security concerns
A Hong Kong-flagged handy product tanker at anchorage in Fujairah was boarded by armed men yesterday and told to head…
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Trump adds to growing concern about GPS interference
Donald Trump has this week directed the Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon, and the Commerce Department to minimise the…
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Iran to go it alone at South Pars
National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has put domestic company Petropars solely in charge of the development of phase 11 of…
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Sanchi families detail cover-up claims
The families of the disaster have told Splash about the massive cover-up they believe has taken place in one of…
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Shipping on alert as Iran vows revenge for deadly American drone strike
Merchant shipping heading through Middle Eastern waters has been placed back on high alert over fears Iran may retaliate to…
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Iran arrests bunkering tanker in Persian Gulf
Iran has detained a tanker allegedly carrying smuggled fuel near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. According to reports…
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Families of Sanchi tanker victims sue NITC, claim crew survived and have been locked up
With the second anniversary of the disaster three weeks away, the family members of the victims of one of the…
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One in five VLCCs hit by sanctions
One in five VLCCs in operation today face restrictions from US sanctions, according to data from Braemar ACM. Research carried…
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Holed Iranian tanker leaves oily slick across the Red Sea
The , an Iranian suezmax attacked on Friday morning in the Red Sea off Jeddah, has left a trail of…
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