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Tuesday, November 6, 2018
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Maritime News

Iran Oil Waivers: How Buyers Are Lining Up After U.S. Exemptions

By Heesu Lee and Debjit Chakraborty (Bloomberg) — Armed with waivers to keep importing Iranian oil without running afoul of U.S. sanctions,

November 6, 2018
Total Views: 21

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Maritime News

Sunken Sanchi Tanker Among Ships Hit by Iran Sanctions

By Nick Wadhams and Javier Blas (Bloomberg) — Among the hundreds of Iranian-linked banks, companies and vessels that the U.S. slapped sanctions against

November 6, 2018
Total Views: 114

Monday, November 5, 2018
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Maritime News

U.S. Snaps Back Iran Sanctions with Waivers to Top Oil Buyers

By Humeyra Pamuk and Jane Chung WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Nov 5 (Reuters) – The United States snapped sanctions back in place on Monday to choke off Iran’s

November 5, 2018
Total Views: 4

Friday, November 2, 2018
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Maritime News

Opinion: Trump’s Iran Sanctions Won’t Squeeze Oil Markets

By Ellen R. Wald (Bloomberg Opinion) — New U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil industry, set to begin on Sunday, were supposed to exert maximum pressure on

November 2, 2018
Total Views: 7

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Maritime News

U.S. Allowing Waivers for Eight Importers from Iran Oil Sanctions

By Arshad Mohammed, Lesley Wroughton and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it will temporarily allow eight

November 2, 2018
Total Views: 7

Monday, October 29, 2018
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Maritime News

Under the Radar: Iran’s Oil Exports Getting Harder to Track as Sanctions Loom

By Alex Lawler and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – According to Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih, no one has any idea how much oil Iran

October 29, 2018
Total Views: 5

Thursday, October 18, 2018
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Maritime News

With Few Buyers, Iranian Oil Armada Heads to China Ahead of U.S. Sanctions

By Florence Tan and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Oct 18 (Reuters) – An unprecedented volume of Iranian crude oil is set to arrive at China’s

October 18, 2018
Total Views: 9

Tuesday, October 9, 2018
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Maritime News

Iranian Supertanker Offloads Oil at Storage Facility in China Ahead of U.S. Sanctions

By Chen Aizhu and Meng Meng BEIJING, Oct 9 (Reuters) – A vessel carrying 2 million barrels of Iranian oil discharged the crude into a bonded storage tank

October 9, 2018
Total Views: 79

Monday, October 8, 2018
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Maritime News

Rocked by Trump’s Sanctions, Iranian Oil Exports Drop Further

By Alex Lawler LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Iran’s crude exports fell further in the first week of October, according to tanker data and an industry

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 7

Friday, September 28, 2018
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Maritime News

China’s Sinopec Halves Iran Oil Loadings Under U.S. Pressure -Sources

By Chen Aizhu and Florence Tan BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Sept 28 (Reuters) – China’s Sinopec Corp is halving loadings of crude oil from Iran this month,

September 28, 2018
Total Views: 10

Tuesday, September 18, 2018
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Maritime News

In Big Win for Trump, U.S. Sanctions Cripple Iranian Oil Exports

By Javier Blas (Bloomberg) — Aggressive and undiplomatic, certainly, but also extremely effective. With nearly 50 days to go before new U.S.

September 18, 2018
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, September 11, 2018
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Maritime News

Iran Returns to Floating Storage for Its Oil as Buyers Retreat

By Anthony DiPaola, Julian Lee and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Iran is starting to store oil on its fleet of supertankers again as impending U.S.

September 11, 2018
Total Views: 10

Friday, August 24, 2018
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Maritime News

Iran’s Tanker Fleet Gives it Oil-Export Lifeline as Sanctions Loom

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Iran’s own fleet of tankers may provide a lifeline for its crude and condensate exports that’ll be slashed

August 24, 2018
Total Views: 6

Tuesday, August 21, 2018
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Maritime News

China Shipowners Stop Hauling Iranian Oil as U.S. Sanctions Near

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s shipowners are shunning Iran’s oil, while the OPEC producer is using its own tankers to supply top customers

August 21, 2018
Total Views: 1

Friday, August 10, 2018
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Maritime News

Iran Test-Fired Anti-Ship in Strait of Hormuz Last Week -U.S. Official

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Iran test-fired a short-range anti-ship missile in the Strait of Hormuz during naval drills last week that Washington

August 10, 2018
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
Maritime News

Iran Forced to Rely on Own Tanker Fleet Even as Oil Exports Fall

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — It is still nearly three months until U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil exports snap back into force, but they are

August 8, 2018
Total Views: 2

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
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News

Trump, Iran and the New Guns of August -James Stavridis

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) — In the hot summer of 1987, I was a young Navy officer sailing into the Arabian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz

July 24, 2018
Total Views: 23

Monday, July 23, 2018
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Maritime News

Trump’s War of Words With Iran Shines Spotlight on Vital Oil Route

By Anthony DiPaola (Bloomberg) — The war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and his counterpart in Iran over oil exports and sanctions is

July 23, 2018
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, July 11, 2018
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Blog

How Could Iran Disrupt Oil Flows in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz?

ANKARA/LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said last week that Tehran would block all exports through the

July 11, 2018
Total Views: 3

Saturday, July 7, 2018
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Maritime News

CMA CGM Ends Iran Ops Due to U.S. Sanctions Threat

By Leigh Thomas and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France/LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) – One of the world’s biggest cargo shippers announced on

July 7, 2018
Total Views: 74
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