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Friday, June 22, 2012
News

National Iranian Oil Company Moves to Beijing Ahead of Embargo

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones) —National Iranian Oil Co. will move its top fuel oil trader to head its Beijing office next month just as Europe’s embargo

June 22, 2012
Total Views: 144

Monday, June 18, 2012
Uncategorized

GL Halts Iran Business [REPORT]

Ship classification society Germanischer Lloyd has reportedly stopped verifying safety and environmental standards for ship’s belonging to Iran’s

June 18, 2012
Total Views: 30

Thursday, June 14, 2012
Uncategorized

United Against Nuclear Iran Targets Germanischer Lloyd

U.S.-based pressure group against Iran’s nuclear ambitions, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), on Thursday called on classification society Germanischer

June 14, 2012
Total Views: 32

News

Iranian Sanctions Force India to Look Elsewhere for Crude and LNG Supplies

(Dow Jones) NEW DELHI–India has sought more crude oil and liquefied natural gas from Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Qatar as the U.S. and European Union

June 14, 2012
Total Views: 33

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
News

EU Shipping Insurance Sanctions Against Iran are Imminent

(Dow Jones) VIENNA–The European Union has no intention of halting or delaying the implementation of shipping insurance-related sanctions against Iran,

June 13, 2012
Total Views: 74

Thursday, June 7, 2012
Uncategorized

Bureau Veritas Pulls Plug on Iran Operations

French classification society Bureau Veritas has halted its marine work in Iran, pledging to end its certification of Iranian vessels, specifically those of

June 7, 2012
Total Views: 77

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
News

Is Your Bunker Fuel Guaranteed Iranian-Free?

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Western sanctions against Iran are becoming a major headache for European and other shipping companies whose vessels refuel in

May 15, 2012
Total Views: 54

Monday, May 14, 2012
News

Iranian Crude is Still Finding its Way to India, SCI Largely Unaffected by Sanctions

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Shipping Corp. of India Ltd. (523598.BY), India’s largest shipping company by fleet size, doesn’t expect any

May 14, 2012
Total Views: 35

Saturday, May 5, 2012
Piracy

False Alarm in Gulf of Oman

A report of a vessel hijacking in the Gulf of Oman on Friday has turned out to be nothing more than a false alarm, according to maritime situational awareness

May 5, 2012
Total Views: 59

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
News

Sanctions Creating Oil Stockpile as a Dozen Iranian Supertankers Now Storing Oil

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Iranian oil stored at sea is building up due to international sanctions but the measures are also proving a boon to its home-grown

April 24, 2012
Total Views: 52

Saturday, April 14, 2012
News

Iranian Oil Tanker Fleet Tries to Hide, AIS Transponders Ordered to be Switched Off

Iran is disabling tracking systems on most of its 39-ship tanker fleet, Reuters reported Friday, citing oil industry, trading and shipping sources, who said it

April 14, 2012
Total Views: 70

Monday, April 9, 2012
Piracy

Iranian Navy Frees Ship from Somali Pirates [UPDATE]

Iran’s Navy has once again flexed its muscles in the fight against piracy, reportedly freeing a Chinese cargo ship and its 28 crew hijacked last week in

April 9, 2012
Total Views: 75

Saturday, April 7, 2012
News

Iran Halts Greek Oil Shipments After Bills Left Unpaid – UPDATE [REPORT]

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Iran stopped shipping oil to Greece and may halt supplies to Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN, RDSA, RDSB) over unpaid bills, Iran media

April 7, 2012
Total Views: 130

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Piracy

Iranian-Owned Bulker Freed from Pirate Control after Iran’s Navy Launches Raid [UPDATE]

Both Somalia Report and the Tehran Times are reporting that the M/V Eglantine, a Bolivian-flagged and Iranian-owned bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates

April 3, 2012
Total Views: 39

Saturday, March 24, 2012
News

Is Iran Stockpiling Crude Oil in Supertankers?

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The number of Iranian supertankers storing crude long term rose this week, data from major brokerage ICAP showed Friday. Three NITC

March 24, 2012
Total Views: 41

Friday, March 16, 2012
News

Iranian VLCC Delivers Fuel Oil To Singapore, Sanctions Create Difficulties for Oil Traders

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Iran is shipping fuel oil to Singapore using a supertanker from its own fleet as Western sanctions make it difficult for buyers to

March 16, 2012
Total Views: 175

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Uncategorized

S&P: Tankers Brace For Headwinds From Iran Trade Sanctions

Tanker operators are bracing themselves for headwinds from U.S. and European Union trade sanctions imposed on Iranian oil, adding to the many challenges the

March 7, 2012
Total Views: 17

Friday, March 2, 2012
News

Shipping Corp. of India Loses Iranian Oil Shipment Due to Insurance Coverage

MUMBAI (Dow Jones)–Indian Oil Corp. (530965.BY) has canceled an Iran spot shipment contract with Shipping Corp. of India (523598.BY) because of the

March 2, 2012
Total Views: 73

Monday, February 27, 2012
News

Iranian Sanctions to Limit Japanese Insurance Club’s Coverage on Oil Tankers

LONDON (Dow Jones)–New European sanctions will limit coverage of Iranian oil ships by the Japan P&I Club, the club said Monday, as the measures start

February 27, 2012
Total Views: 26

Monday, February 6, 2012
Incidents

Somalia Report: Iranian Warship Thwarts Pirate Hijacking of Oil Tanker

By JD, Somalia Report The Iranian Navy rescued an oil tanker from an attempted pirate hijacking in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, according to Somali pirates

February 6, 2012
Total Views: 47