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Iran frees Korean chemical tanker
Iran has finally released the , a South Korean tanker and its captain today. The ship had been detained since…
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Iran shifts oil exports to the Gulf of Oman
In a massive strategic shift for its oil exports, Iran is to funnel much of its crude via a new…
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Iranian boxship refloated off Batam
In a delicate operation involving many vessels, the Iranian boxship was refloated today. The ship has been stuck in the…
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Iran allows crew of detained Korean tanker to head home
Iran has agreed to allow all bar one of the crew of the South Korean tanker to head home. The…
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Indonesia seizes two tankers conducting Iranian oil transfer
Indonesia’s coast guard arrested the Iranian-flagged Horse and the Panamanian-flagged Freya tankers on Sunday over suspected illegal fuel transfers. The…
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US imposes further sanctions on Iranian shipping entities
The US State Department has added seven entities and two individuals, including subsidiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping…
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IRISL hit by further US sanctions
The United States has blacklisted 17 companies and one individual in connection with Iran’s metals industry in the latest round…
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Korean naval forces arrive as tanker shipping faces up to the threat of more Iranian seizures
Korean naval forces have arrived near the Strait of Hormuz as dialogue gets underway to free the and its 20…
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Korean tanker seized by Iranian forces
The South Korean-flagged handysize tanker was seized on Monday morning by Iranian forces while it transited the Strait of Hormuz.…
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Iranian shipping companies blacklisted in latest US sanctions
The US has imposed a new round of sanctions against Iran, blacklisting a foundation controlled by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali…
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Singaporean shipbroking firm added to Washington’s blacklist over ties to Iran
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department has blacklisted an Indian national and the Singaporean…
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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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