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Middle East
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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Middle East
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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Middle East
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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Americas
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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Europe
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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Europe
Controversial Iranian VLCC enters Turkish waters
The Iranian VLCC , formerly known as Grace 1, entered Turkish territorial waters this morning and appears to be on…
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Americas
ITF hits out at US threat to cancel visas for crews working on Iranian-linked ships
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has hit out at American threats to revoke visas for any seafarers who have…
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Middle East
John Bolton reiterates US stance towards controversial Iranian VLCC
An Iranian suezmax is charging through the Red Sea, widely tipped to come alongside the VLCC, the world’s most tracked…
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Europe
Iranian VLCC in the spotlight switches destination to Turkey
The , the world’s most tracked ship over the past week, has changed its destination. The Iranian VLCC, formerly known…
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Europe
Stena Impero tipped to be released soon
State television in Sweden is reporting that the , impounded at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas for the past…
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Middle East
Fate of Iranian VLCC in the Med remains unclear
Currently midway between Spain and Sardinia, tanker spotters from across the world are keeping a close eye on the progress…
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Europe
US warns Greece over inbound Iranian VLCC
The Iranian VLCC, formerly known as Grace 1, continues to head east through the Mediterranean, bound for the port of…
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Europe
Iranian VLCC departs Gibraltar
The , an Iranian VLCC seize by British armed forces off Gibraltar on July 4, has left the UK sovereign…
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Middle East
Extra pay for any crew attacked in Strait of Hormuz
Crew attacked in the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz will get bonus pay and doubled death and…
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Europe
Stena Bulk boss writes to Narendra Modi to resolve Stena Impero impasse
With the crew of the now detained for nearly four weeks in Iran, Stena Bulk’s chief executive and president Erik…
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Middle East
US warns merchant shipping of Iranian GPS spoofing threat
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration issued a warning yesterday suggesting Iran is engaged in interfering with ships’ GPS…
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Europe
Iran’s president vows to deny UK ships access to Strait of Hormuz
The United Kingdom cannot use the Strait of Hormuz for as long as Iran is denied passage through the Strait…
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Middle East
Iran seizes third vessel
Iranian media reported yesterday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized a “foreign oil tanker” on July 31. Images…
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Europe
BP’s tankers avoid Hormuz as Stena Bulk voices concern for crew detained in Iran
BP, the seventh largest oil company in the world, has not taken any of its own tankers through the Strait…
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Middle East
Stena Bulk seeks access to impounded tanker
Stena Bulk is asking Iranian authorities to get access to its impounded product tanker, , and the 23 crew onboard.…
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