Iran
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Tankers
Indonesia seizes Iranian-flagged VLCC
Indonesian authorities have seized an Iranian-flagged very large crude carrier suspected of illegal ship-to-ship oil transfer in the country’s North…
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Middle East
Iran seizes chemical tanker
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized a Tanzanian flagged chemical tanker yesterday, 24 hours after Iran had attempted to detain two other…
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Tankers
Shots fired in latest Iranian tanker skirmish
A US destroyer has prevented attempts by the Iranian Navy to seize two commercial tankers in international waters in the…
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Ports and Logistics
Freight corridor linking Moscow with Mumbai slowly taking shape
Another part of the infrastructure jigsaw to create the long-planned International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is taking shape. The INSTC,…
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Middle East
US to deploy more naval assets as tensions with Iran grow
The United States said Friday it was sending reinforcements to the Gulf after what it called increasing harassment by Iran…
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Contributions
Iran and the risks to commercial shipping
Shaun Robertson, an intelligence analyst at Palaemon Maritime, on the ongoing threats to commercial shipping brought about by Iran. Friday…
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Middle East
Apprehended crews in Iran face ‘extended detention’
The crew of two ships detained by Iran in the past 10 days must brace for an extended time away…
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Tankers
Speculation surrounds second Iranian tanker seizure
Iranian forces have seized an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the second such incident in less than a…
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Middle East
Seized tanker remains in Iranian waters
The , a suezmax with 24 Indian crew operated by Turkey’s Advantage Tankers, remains at an Iranian anchorage, having been…
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Middle East
Iranians seize tanker belonging to Chinese leasing company
The US Navy reported yesterday that Iran seized the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker in the Gulf of Oman, 40 nautical miles…
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Regulatory
US adds more Asian shipping firms to its Iran sanctions list
More ships and shipping firms have been added to America’s lengthy list of sanctions relating to Iran. The Department of…
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Tankers
PDVSA lines up aframax orders in Iran
Venezuela’s state-run energy firm PDVSA has set aside a total of $67.5m to order two aframax tankers in Iran, according…
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Containers
New Russian boxships ordered for trade with Iran
According to Alphaliner, Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC)will build four sea-river container/MPP ships of 435 teu for GTLK, the largest…
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Tankers
Iran and Greece reach tanker truce
Iran confirmed yesterday the release of two Greek tankers that it seized in May, while at the same time Athens…
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Operations
Eastern Pacific Shipping tanker hit by armed drone off Oman
Eastern Pacific Shipping-operated product tanker has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman. The Singapore-based company…
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Containers
Iran facilitates new shipping routes from Russia to India
With the leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey meeting in Tehran this week, new shipping routes have been under discussion.…
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Tankers
US adds more shipping companies to its Iranian sanctions list
Tanker watchers looking to read the diplomatic channels between Washington and Tehran will take yesterday’s decision to target more Iranian-linked…
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Tankers
Iran’s tanker spat with Greece nears conclusion
Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organisation (PMO) said on Tuesday the Iranian-flagged ship seized in April by Greece has been freed…
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Tankers
Greece’s tanker spat with Iran takes a twist with latest court ruling
A Greek appeal court on Wednesday overturned an earlier court ruling that allowed the confiscation by the United States of…
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Tankers
Iran’s Supreme Leader defends logic of seizing Greek tankers
Iran officially confirmed confiscating two Greek tankers in the Persian Gulf last month in retaliation for Greece’s role in the…
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