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Wednesday, July 22, 2015
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Holland & Knight: The Iran Nuclear Deal and Its Implications for the Maritime Industry

  By Jonathan M. Epstein and Farid Hekmat, Holland and Knight HIGHLIGHTS: On July 14, 2015, the United States, France, China, Russia, the United Kingdom,

July 22, 2015
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Thursday, July 16, 2015
First of Iran’s Floating Storage Supertankers Sets Sail After Nuclear Deal
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First of Iran’s Floating Storage Supertankers Sets Sail After Nuclear Deal

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) – An Iranian supertanker with two million barrels of oil is heading to Asia after sitting in Iranian waters

July 16, 2015
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015
European Refiners Gearing Up for Return of Iranian Oil
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European Refiners Gearing Up for Return of Iranian Oil

By Ron Bousso LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) – Mediterranean refiners are gearing up to welcome the return of Iranian crude oil to the market which could push

July 14, 2015
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Iran’s Oil Sector Sanctions… And What Removing Them Could Mean

  July 14 (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers reached a nuclear deal on Tuesday, capping more than a decade of negotiations with an agreement that

July 14, 2015
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Monday, June 15, 2015
Oil Market Beware – Iran Awaits Nuclear Deal with 40 Million Barrels Stored at Sea
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Oil Market Beware – Iran Awaits Nuclear Deal with 40 Million Barrels Stored at Sea

Iran is storing as much as 40 million barrels of oil on supertankers at sea as it prepares for a sales drive if a nuclear deal can be

June 15, 2015
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Friday, May 22, 2015
Iran Aid Ship Docks in Djibouti Without Incident
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Iran Aid Ship Docks in Djibouti Without Incident

An Iranian aid ship docked on Friday in Djibouti, where its cargo will be inspected by the United Nations before being moved to conflict-torn Yemen, Iran's

May 22, 2015
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Iran Agrees to UN Inspection of Aid Ship
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Iran Agrees to UN Inspection of Aid Ship

Iran will allow the United Nations to inspect a Yemen-bound aid ship at the regional U.N. hub in Djibouti, Tehran's deputy foreign minister was quoted as

May 20, 2015
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
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U.S. Monitors Iranian Naval Convoy

Two Iranian warships have linked up with a cargo vessel that Iran says is delivering humanitarian aid to Yemen, the U.S. military

May 19, 2015
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Monday, May 18, 2015
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Iran uses maritime confrontations to project power in Gulf

BY PARISA HAFEZI (Reuters) – Iran is using its sea power in the Gulf to show it will not be cowed by Washington’s newly assertive Arab allies,

May 18, 2015
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Sunday, May 17, 2015
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New York Journalist Is Aboard Iranian Ship

(Reuters) An Iranian cargo ship carrying aid and activists crossed into the Gulf of Aden on Sunday and will reach Yemen’s Hodaida port on May 21, Iranian

May 17, 2015
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Iran’s Yemen Aid Ship Enters Gulf of Aden

An Iranian aid ship bound for Yemen has entered the Gulf of Aden, defying a naval blockade on Yemeni ports by Saudi Arabia, which is leading a coalition

May 17, 2015
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Friday, May 15, 2015
Maritime News

Tanker Attacked by Iranian Craft Previously Struck Iranian Oil Platform

A Singapore-flagged oil products tanker fired at by Iranian craft on Thursday had previously collided with an Iranian oil drilling platform in March and

May 15, 2015
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Thursday, May 14, 2015
Tensions Rise in Persian Gulf After ‘Alpine Eternity’ Incident
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Tensions Rise in Persian Gulf After ‘Alpine Eternity’ Incident

Iranian naval vessels fired shots at a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Gulf on Thursday in what appeared to be the country's latest attempt to settle a legal

May 14, 2015
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Iranian Patrol Boats Fire On Singapore-Flagged Tanker in Persian Gulf – Reports

Iranian patrol boats have fired shots across the bow of a Singapore-flagged oil products tanker underway in the Persian Gulf in an apparent attempt to stop the

May 14, 2015
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Stage Set for Standoff Over Iranian Cargo Ship Headed for Yemen
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Stage Set for Standoff Over Iranian Cargo Ship Headed for Yemen

Iran complained to the United Nations Security Council of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition's forces hindering its attempts to send aid to Yemen as a standoff

May 13, 2015
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Yemen Risk Could Strangle Vital Shipping Lanes
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Yemen Risk Could Strangle Vital Shipping Lanes

With Middle East giants Saudi Arabia and Iran squaring up on opposing sides in the Yemen war, the dangers to vital oil tanker and goods voyages are growing

May 13, 2015
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Iranian Warships to Escort Yemen-Bound Cargo Ship -IRNA
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Iranian Warships to Escort Yemen-Bound Cargo Ship -IRNA

Iranian warships will accompany a cargo ship bound for the Yemeni port of Hodaida, which is held by Iran-allied Houthi fighters, a naval commander was quoted

May 12, 2015
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Monday, May 4, 2015
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Strait of Hormuz – U.S. Navy Ships To Guard British Merchants

U.S. Navy warships have begun accompanying British-flagged commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz as a result of Iran's detention of a Marshall

May 4, 2015
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Maersk Meets In  Iran – No Progress In Vessel Arrest
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Maersk Meets In Iran – No Progress In Vessel Arrest

Maersk Line said on Monday it had met again with the Ports & Maritime Organization (PMO) in Iran regarding the seizure of the vessel Maersk Tigris but has

May 4, 2015
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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Rickmers to Iran – Your Beef is Not With Us
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Rickmers to Iran – Your Beef is Not With Us

Rickmers Group, the company that has been operating the Maersk Tigris since 2005, released a statement this afternoon urging for the immediate release of

April 30, 2015
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