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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
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Chinese Supertanker Loads in Iran, Insurance Coverage Likely Nullified

By Chen Aizhu BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) – A Chinese tanker loaded crude in Iran in March, according to shipping data and an industry official, the first

April 2, 2013
Total Views: 90

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong

China VLCC Seen at Iran Port for First Time Since EU Ban

By Isaac Arnsdorf and Jasmine Wang March 27 (Bloomberg) — A Chinese supertanker able to haul 2 million barrels of crude sent a signal from Iran’s

March 27, 2013
Total Views: 30

Monday, March 18, 2013
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Iran’s NITC Replaces Tanker Boss

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – Iran’s NITC has replaced Hamid Behbahani, a former minister and ally of President Mahmoud

March 18, 2013
Total Views: 113

Thursday, March 14, 2013
U.S. Uncovers Secret Iranian Oil-Shipping Scheme with Greek Frontman [UPDATE]

U.S. Uncovers Secret Iranian Oil-Shipping Scheme with Greek Frontman [UPDATE]

By Alister Bull WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) – The United States slapped financial sanctions on Thursday on a Greek businessman it says secretly

March 14, 2013
Total Views: 35

Monday, March 4, 2013
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Archer Daniels Midland Mistakenly Uses Iranian Ship to Transport Grain

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) – Archer Daniels Midland Co unwittingly used a vessel controlled by a sanctioned Iranian shipping firm last

March 4, 2013
Total Views: 76

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Iran Holds $3 Billion Credit with Turkey, Requests Ships In Lieu of Payment

(Bloomberg) — Iran has a $3 billion credit with Turkey over natural gas it sold to its neighbor and may use it to import commercial and leisure ships,

March 4, 2013
Total Views: 34

Friday, March 1, 2013
Political Pressure Forces India’s Mercator Lines to Halt Shipments of Iranian Oil
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Political Pressure Forces India’s Mercator Lines to Halt Shipments of Iranian Oil

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Mercator Lines has stopped offering a ship for transporting Iranian oil to India due to U.S. political

March 1, 2013
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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Iran Said To Deploy Ageing Foreign Tankers to Avoid Sanctions

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Iran is using old tankers, saved from the scrapyard by foreign middlemen, to ship out oil to China in ways that avoid

February 26, 2013
Total Views: 56

Thursday, February 7, 2013
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Iran Stands to Lose Billions as India is Forced to Cut Crude Imports

(Bloomberg) — Iran, which dropped two places to become India’s fourth-largest crude supplier last year, may lose $2.5 billion of revenue as global

February 7, 2013
Total Views: 23

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
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Iran Boosts Export Muscle With New Tankers

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Iran has taken delivery of several new tankers from Chinese shipyards, giving it greater flexibility in maintaining

February 5, 2013
Total Views: 21

Monday, February 4, 2013
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Fear, Threats And Bad Food: Life Aboard A Sanctions-Hit Iranian Ship

By Anupama Chandrasekaran CHENNAI, India, Jan 30 (Reuters) – The eight Indian crew members on board the MV Amina had no inkling they were trapped on the

February 4, 2013
Total Views: 26

Monday, January 28, 2013
Total Says Buying Iranian Crude Via Korean JV Complies With Law
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Total Says Buying Iranian Crude Via Korean JV Complies With Law

By Geraldine Amiel PARIS–French integrated oil and gas major Total SA (TOT, FP.FR) Monday confirmed that Samsung Total Petrochemicals, its joint venture

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Iran: Not Certifying Our Ships Poses a Serious Threat to International Safety
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Iran: Not Certifying Our Ships Poses a Serious Threat to International Safety

By Jonathan Saul LONDON – Western sanctions imposed over the past months against Iran’s shipping industry will seriously affect

December 11, 2012
Total Views: 34

Thursday, December 6, 2012
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
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Reuters: Iran Falsifying AIS Data to Conceal Ship Movements

  By Jessica Donati and Daniel Fineren LONDON/DUBAI, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Iranian oil tankers are sending incorrect satellite signals that confuse

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 163

Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Iran Tanker Safety Risks Rise as Ship Classifiers Get Forced Out
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Iran Tanker Safety Risks Rise as Ship Classifiers Get Forced Out

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Western pressure that forced foreign ship classifiers out of Iran has increased safety risks, including the

December 5, 2012
Total Views: 17

Friday, November 30, 2012
Expanded Iran Sanctions Target Energy, Ports, Shipping and Shipbuilding Sectors
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Expanded Iran Sanctions Target Energy, Ports, Shipping and Shipbuilding Sectors

(Bloomberg) — Two U.S. senators who pressed for the economic sanctions that have reduced Iran’s crude oil exports and earnings have proposed

November 30, 2012
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
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Tanzanian-Flagged Tanker Operated by NITC Gets Quarantined Off Greek Island

(Bloomberg) — Sekavin SA, a Greek fuel supplier, said it’s investigating the origin of a cargo aboard an Iranian tanker off the Mediterranean

November 27, 2012
Total Views: 35

Thursday, November 1, 2012
Iran Playing a Complex Game of Flag State Cat-and-Mouse

Iran Playing a Complex Game of Flag State Cat-and-Mouse

LONDON–Iran is playing a complex game of cat-and-mouse as it tries to assist its ally Syria while avoiding tighter international sanctions on its oil

November 1, 2012
Total Views: 62

Friday, October 19, 2012
Iranian Tankers are Flying Tanzania-Zanzibar Flag, Officials Report “This Must be a Mistake”
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Iranian Tankers are Flying Tanzania-Zanzibar Flag, Officials Report “This Must be a Mistake”

(Bloomberg) — Iranian oil tankers are mistakenly signaling their flag state as Tanzania-Zanzibar and no such registration took place, according to a

October 19, 2012
Total Views: 278

Tuesday, October 16, 2012
US and EU Look to Plug Loopholes in Iran Shipping Sanctions

US and EU Look to Plug Loopholes in Iran Shipping Sanctions

LONDON–The U.S. and the European Union are looking to close loopholes in sanctions designed to impede Iran’s oil exports after it emerged that

October 16, 2012
Total Views: 67