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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Oil Tanker Bridge
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U.S. Sanctions Guidance Raises Hurdles for Global Maritime Industry

By Jonathan Saul, Humeyra Pamuk and Timothy Gardner LONDON/WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) – Ship owners and insurers say it may be impossible for the

May 27, 2020
Total Views: 59

Thursday, May 14, 2020
North Korea oil transfers at sea
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Trump Administration Issues Global Maritime Advisory to Avoid Sanctions Risk

By Humeyra Pamuk, Jonathan Saul and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON/LONDON May 14 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday issued guidelines to help

May 14, 2020
Total Views: 63

Monday, March 9, 2020
Stock photo of a tanker at sea
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U.S. to Warn Shipping Against Storing Iranian Oil

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) – The Trump administration will soon issue advisories warning shippers, port officials and insurance companies against the

March 9, 2020
Total Views: 42

Wednesday, November 6, 2019
tanker at sea
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U.S. Sets Sights on Shipping Companies for Sanctions Evasions

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) – The United States will target shipping companies that are in breach of sanctions and aggressively enforce

November 6, 2019
Total Views: 32

Tuesday, October 29, 2019
ship navigation bridge
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COSCO Tanker Sanctions Seen Denting Demand for High Sulphur Fuel Oil

By Noah Browning LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – U.S. sanctions on a top Chinese shipping fleet is set to produce a totally unintended result — less

October 29, 2019
Total Views: 42

Thursday, October 24, 2019
cosco tanker
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U.S. Waiver Offers Grace Period to Wind Down Business with COSCO Tanker Units

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday issued a nearly two-month waiver for companies to wind down transactions with a

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 89

Tuesday, October 22, 2019
lng carrier eduard toll
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Teekay’s Icebreaking LNG Carriers No Longer Considered ‘Blocked’ Under U.S. Sanctions

The joint venture operating icebreaking LNG carriers for Yamal LNG have been exempted from U.S. sanctions against COSCO tanker units, Russian natural gas

October 22, 2019
Total Views: 180

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
cosco tanker
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U.S. ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Chinese Tankers Going Dark

By Timothy Gardner and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) – The White House is warning Chinese shipping companies against turning off their

October 16, 2019
Total Views: 102

Monday, October 14, 2019
oil tanker
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Geopolitical Risks Send Supertanker Rates to Record Levels

By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu and Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) –Nothing right now is stopping a surge in oil tanker rates that’s given owners of the vessels

October 14, 2019
Total Views: 85

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Oil Tanker Rates Roar to New Records as Geopolitical Risks Swirl

By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu and Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) –Nothing right now is stopping a surge in oil tanker rates that’s given owners of the vessels

October 14, 2019
Total Views: 80

Monday, September 9, 2019
oil tanker
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Iran’s Dark Tanker Fleet Poses Oil World’s Biggest Mystery

By Grant Smith (Bloomberg) –While one Iranian tanker is attracting global attention, serious oil watchers remain absorbed by a bigger mystery: the hunt

September 9, 2019
Total Views: 66

Wednesday, September 4, 2019
tanker at sea
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U.S. Blacklists Oil Shipping Network Allegedly Run by Iran Revolutionary Guards

By Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday blacklisted an “oil for terror” network

September 4, 2019
Total Views: 37

Friday, August 30, 2019
Confusion as Turkey Says Iranian Tanker Now Headed Toward Lebanon
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Confusion as Turkey Says Iranian Tanker Now Headed Toward Lebanon

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Jonathan Spicer OSLO/ISTANBUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Turkey said on Friday that an Iranian tanker at the center of a confrontation

August 30, 2019
Total Views: 30

Thursday, August 29, 2019
Adrian Darya tanker
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World’s Most-Watched Tanker Changes Course Off Turkish Coast

ISTANBUL, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Iranian tanker Adrian Darya, at the center of a dispute between Washington and Tehran, has changed course away from the

August 29, 2019
Total Views: 48

Thursday, August 22, 2019
iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1
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Iranian Tanker Wanted By United States Not Heading to Greece

PARIS, Aug 22 (Reuters) – An Iranian tanker which the United States wants seized is not heading towards Greece as it sails through the Mediterranean,

August 22, 2019
Total Views: 46

Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, is seen at Bandar Abbas port
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Stena Impero Owner Meets with Iran to Urge Its Release

LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The owner of a British-flagged tanker detained in Iran has met the country’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, to

August 21, 2019
Total Views: 62

Tuesday, August 20, 2019
grace 1 supertanker
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Greece Says No Request Made for Iranian Oil Tanker to Dock

ATHENS, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Greece said on Tuesday it had not had a request for an oil tanker at the center of a row between Iran and the

August 20, 2019
Total Views: 57

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
UAE Navy boats next to Al Marzoqah Saudi Arabia tanker are seen off the Port of Fujairah
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Rivals Iran and UAE to Hold Maritime Security Talks

DUBAI, July 30 (Reuters) – Iran was to revive maritime security talks on Tuesday with traditional foe the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in an apparent bid

July 30, 2019
Total Views: 35

Friday, July 26, 2019
Oil supertanker Grace 1 seen in waters of British overseas territory of Gibraltar
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Flags of Inconvenience: Noose Tightens Around Iranian Shipping

By Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi and Marianna Parraga LONDON/DUBAI/PANAMA CITY, July 26 (Reuters) – Somewhere on its journey from the waters off Iran,

July 26, 2019
Total Views: 126

A boat of Iranian Revolutionary Guard sails next to Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, at Bandar Abbas port
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Iran, Ukraine, North Korea Show Ship Seizures Are the New Normal

By Leonid Bershidsky (Bloomberg Opinion) –The seizure of a number of ships in recent months tells an uncomfortable story. In today’s multi-polar world,

July 26, 2019
Total Views: 34