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IRISL readies European network
With sanctions against it set to be lifted soon, Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) is looking to open…
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Asia
Russian and Iranian shipyards sign agreement to build oil rigs
Iranian shipbuilder ISOICO and Russian yard Krasnye Barrikady have signed an agreement to jointly build rigs for oil and gas…
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Middle East
Russian yard in negotiations for Iranian rigs worth ‘billions of dollars’
Krasnye Barrikady, a Russian shipyard which translates as Red Barricades, claims it is in line for a bumper series of…
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Containers
IRISL: Back in from the cold
Tehran: Sanctions against Iran are expected to be lifted early next year – the nation’s shipping lines are raring to…
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Gas
Iran readies LNG carrier ordering spree
National Iranian Tanker Co (NITC) will shortly unveil a raft of LNG orders in South Korea and China as well…
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Asia
IRISL readies slew of vessel orders, looking at boxline JVs
Mohammad Saeidi, chairman of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), has told Splash of his company’s massive fleet expansion…
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Middle East
Eleven international shipping firms set up offices in Iran
Eleven international shipping companies have set up offices at Shahid Rajaee Port, Iran’s largest commercial port, and the first European…
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Containers
CMA CGM vessel to call at Iran next month
Dubai: Iran’s release from its onerous sanctions is seeing the world’s containerlines rush to call at the Middle Eastern state.…
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Diego Aponte in Tehran looking at post-sanctions opportunities
Dubai: Wasting little time to capitalise on the lifting of sanctions against Iran, Diego Aponte, the ceo of Mediterranean Shipping…
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Finance and Insurance
Iranian P&I clubs get one-year extension from India
Athens: India has granted a one-year extension to its approval of two Iranian P&I clubs covering boxships and tankers calling…
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IRISL launches Caspian service
Dubai: A subsidiary of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has launched a series of new routes across the…
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Europe
Sanctions are still a minefield for trade with Iran and Russia
Oslo: Midday at the Nor-Shipping conference on Monday saw a high-calibre line-up of panellists discussing navigating the minefield of international trade…
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Asia
Singapore government calls on Iran to investigate Alpine Eternity incident
Singapore: The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has issued a statement today over the dramatic incident last week…
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Middle East
Shots fired at tanker by Iran were ‘part of a legal dispute’
Athens: Iranian patrol boats today fired shots at a tanker in the Straits of Hormuz to intercept the ship, against…
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Middle East
Chemical tanker latest to be fired on by Iranian Navy
Dubai: Another cargo ship has come under fire from Iranian authorities sending jitters through the shipping industry as the vital…
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Containers
Maersk Tigris released
Singapore: Nine days after it was seized by the Iranian Navy, the Maersk Tigris has been released. Despite reports in…
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Containers
Reports of Maersk Tigris crew being released denied
Athens: Rickmers Shipmanagement and Maersk Line have both denied reports that the 24 crew onboard the detained Maersk Tigris have been released and…
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Containers
Maersk Tigris to be released within two days after fine is paid
London: The detained Maersk Tigris will be freed within two days after a fine is paid to Iranian authorities, reports say. “Based…
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Containers
US State Department dodges questions as to whether or not it has demanded Iran release seized container ship Maersk Tigris
San Francisco: US State Department officials were evasive on Friday as to whether or not the administration has yet asked…
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Americas
US navy accompanying American-flagged vessels through Strait of Hormuz in wake of Maersk Tigris seizure
San Francisco: The US Navy on Thursday started accompanying American-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, in the wake of…
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