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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
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Energy

Second Sanctioned Tanker Offloads Russian Arctic Crude Oil in Syria

Syria has received another 100,000 tons of Arctic crude following last week’s initial Russian delivery. The 106,061-dwt Aframax tanker Sakina offloaded at

3 hours ago
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Saturday, March 1, 2025
A general view of commercial harbour of Syria's coastal city of Tartous.REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
Ports

Russian Operator Denies Losing Tartous Port Contract

By Gleb Stolyarov Feb 28 (Reuters) – STG Engineering, a Russian company that operates Syria’s Tartous commercial port, said on Friday that it

March 1, 2025
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Saturday, February 15, 2025
A general view of commercial harbour of Syria's coastal city of Tartous.REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
Defense

UK Tracks Russian Ships Carrying Ammunition From Syria

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Britain said on Saturday it had tracked in recent days six Russian naval and merchant ships carrying ammunition used

February 15, 2025
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Saturday, December 28, 2024
Shipping

Ukraine Sends Its First Batch Of Food Aid To Syria

KYIV, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Ukraine, a global producer and exporter of grain and oilseeds, has sent its first batch of food aid to Syria,

December 28, 2024
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Saturday, December 14, 2024
Shipping

Ukraine Plans Grain Exports To Syria Post-Assad

KYIV, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he had instructed his government to set up supply mechanisms

December 14, 2024
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
A satellite image shows three vessels in Russia's Mediterranean fleet moored 13km northwest off Syria's coast
Featured

Satellite Imagery Shows Russian Navy Ships Anchored Off Syrian Coast

Satellite imagery show that Russian naval ships have left Moscow's base at Tartous on Syria's coast and some have dropped anchor offshore following

December 10, 2024
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Saturday, October 22, 2022
Offshore

Lebanon, Syria Discuss Sea Border After Beirut’s Israel Deal

BEIRUT, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday discussed delineating their

October 22, 2022
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Sunday, September 19, 2021
Incidents

Third Tanker Carrying Iranian Fuel Underway To Lebanon

DUBAI, Sept 19 (Reuters) – A third tanker has sailed from Iran carrying Iranian fuel for distribution in Lebanon, TankerTrackers.com reported on Twitter

September 19, 2021
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Oil Spill

Syrian Oil Spill From Baniyas Power Plant Spreads Into Mediterranean

(Reuters)–A massive fuel oil leak occurred last week from a power plant in Baniyas, located on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, according to naval tracking

September 1, 2021
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Friday, July 12, 2019
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Shipping News

Panama to Pull More Flags from Vessels Violating Sanctions

By Marianna Parraga and Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, July 12 (Reuters) – Panama will withdraw its flag from more vessels that violate sanctions and

July 12, 2019
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Saturday, July 6, 2019
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Incidents

Oil Tanker Seized In Gibraltar, What’s Next?

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) When British Royal Marines helped seize an oil tanker off the southern tip of Spain on Thursday, they opened up a legal wrangle

July 6, 2019
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Friday, July 5, 2019
Iran Threatens British Shipping In Retaliation For Tanker Seizure
Incidents

Iran Threatens British Shipping In Retaliation For Tanker Seizure

Parisa Hafezi (Reuters) – An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander threatened on Friday to seize a British ship in retaliation for the capture of an

July 5, 2019
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Thursday, August 30, 2018
Russian Navy guided missile cruiser Varyag
Defense

Russian Navy To Hold Drills Off Syria

by Tom Balmforth, Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – Russia will begin a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense

August 30, 2018
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017
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Shipping News

Russia Setting Up Direct Shipping Line to Syria – TASS

MOSCOW, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Russia is setting up a direct shipping line to Syria and wants its companies to help build an economic recovery in the

October 10, 2017
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Saturday, April 8, 2017
Tomahawk Cruise Missile Navy Ship Launch
Navy

U.S. Navy Practiced Missile Strike Before Trump Gave Go-Ahead

by Anthony Capaccio (Bloomberg) Sailing in the eastern Mediterranean, a pair of U.S. destroyers twice rehearsed firing a fusillade of million-dollar missiles

April 8, 2017
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Thursday, April 6, 2017
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News

U.S. Navy Ships Launch Tomahawk Missiles Into Syria

The United States fired 59 Tomahawk missiles into Syria Thursday from two U.S. Navy ships in what President Trump says in direct retaliation for the Bashar

April 6, 2017
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Monday, August 18, 2014
Navy

U.S. Ship Destroys Syrian Chemical Weapons

A specially equipped U.S. ship has finished neutralizing all 600 metric tons of the most dangerous of Syria's chemical weapons components surrendered to the

August 18, 2014
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
News

Ships Begin Transferring Syrian Chemical Agents in Southern Italy

A Danish ship carrying some of Syria's most dangerous chemical agents began transferring them on Wednesday onto an American cargo vessel equipped with special

July 2, 2014
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Shipping News

A Look Inside the Ship and Systems Tasked with Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons – PHOTOS

The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that the M/V Cape Ray (T-AKR 9679) was deployed from Portsmouth, Virginia on Monday for its mission to the

January 28, 2014
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Monday, December 16, 2013
Uncategorized

Russian Navy Ready To Escort Syrian Chemical Weapons

Russia said on Monday its navy was ready to escort ships removing Syria's deadly chemical stockpile, which is due to be destroyed at sea under an international

December 16, 2013
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