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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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Explosions hit Iranian suezmax in possible terrorist attack
A fully laden Iranian suezmax belonging to NITC has been hit by two explosions in the Red Sea, while en…
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Stena Impero leaves Iran bound for the UAE
Seventy days since it was detained, the has finally left Bandar Abbas port today, with AIS tracking suggesting the Stena…
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Stena Impero on the move
Detained by Iran since July 19 the is finally on the move although the shipowner, Stena Bulk, has not yet…
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End game in sight as controversial Iranian VLCC prepares to head home
Having taken five months to deliver its cargo of crude, the end game is finally in sight for the Iranian…
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Trump administration branded B-team gangsters as tanker feud with Iran heats up
The past 24 hours have seen a slew of developments in the ongoing tanker tensions between Iran and the west.…
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Blacklisted Adrian Darya 1 waits for tanker assistance
After a weekend circling the eastern Mediterranean the Iranian VLCC, , has stopped 45 nautical miles west of Tripoli, Lebanon…
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