Tomer Raanan

Senior Maritime Reporter at Lloyd's List

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Iran gas shipments to China plow on despite increased scrutiny

1 day ago | lloydslist.com | Tomer Raanan

Analysis Amid the Trump administration’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran and signals from regulators of increased scrutiny of its non-crude exports, the fleet ferrying Iranian LPG continues to ship out near-record amounts of cargo A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser. New to Lloyd's List?
US-blocked VLCC Jaya skirts sanctions with scrapped ship masquerade

2 days ago | lloydslist.com | Cichen Shen |Tomer Raanan

Analysis Sanctioned VLCC Jaya evaded detection by repeatedly changing its name and MMSI numbers, adopting the identity of a scrapped ship and spoofing AIS/GNSS data — enabling it to covertly transport Iranian oil to China despite tightening US sanctions and global surveillance A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser.
Panama blasts ‘misleading claims’ on Iran oil complicity

4 days ago | lloydslist.com | Tomer Raanan

Analysis The Panama Maritime Authority has substantially reduced its share of the Iran-trading fleet over the past 18 months, but US pressure group UANI says it is still complicit in facilitating Iran’s oil export. The Panamanian government says it rejects the ‘misleading claims’ A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser.
First ship enters Houthi-controlled Al Salif since May air strikes

5 days ago | lloydslist.com | Tomer Raanan

News Vessel traffic has partially resumed at Houthi-held Al Salif port, with a new ship arriving on Saturday for the first time since early May A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser. New to Lloyd's List? Buy a subscription to access our full service, with tailored daily headlines delivered straight to your inbox.
Vessel traffic slows to trickle at Yemen’s stricken ports

1 week ago | lloydslist.com | Tomer Raanan

Analysis In the weeks following the Israeli air strikes against Houthi-controlled ports of Al Salif and Hodeidah, vessel traffic has slowed to its lowest levels in the past 17 months, but not stopped completely A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser. New to Lloyd's List?
Cook Islands registry ‘at loss to understand’ reason for RISC ejection

1 week ago | lloydslist.com | Tomer Raanan

News The Cook Islands registry has confirmed it was removed from the Registry Information Sharing Compact, and provided a response to the move, claiming it was told nothing beyond being ejected for ‘potential violation’ of RISC’s terms and conditions A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser. New to Lloyd's List?
Seafarer abandonment rising problem in small registries

2 weeks ago | lloydslist.com | Joshua Minchin |Tomer Raanan

News A lack of resources has been cited as a reason for flag states not standing up to their responsibilities, but others dispute this, given some are run from countries with developed economies A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser. New to Lloyd's List?
US FMC probing lax flag registries amid mounting safety concerns

2 weeks ago | lloydslist.com | Tomer Raanan

News The FMC is conducting a non-adjudicatory investigation into flag states with ‘little or no oversight or regulation’, which it says pose safety risks that endanger ocean shipping supply chains Source: FMC THE US Federal Maritime Commission has launched a probe into the flagging practice of foreign nations, citing concerns that lax oversight and regulatory compliance by certain registries used to entice shipowners are creating conditions that could endanger supply chains. The FMC announced...
Red Sea risk not materially changed amid Houthi threat to Haifa-trading shipowners

2 weeks ago | lloydslist.com | Tomer Raanan |Bridget Diakun

Analysis Announcement from Houthis of a ‘prohibition on maritime navigation to and from the port of Haifa’ does not change the Red Sea risk picture, as owners with links to Israel have been targeted since the crisis began in November 2023, security experts say A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser. New to Lloyd's List?
Ofac to allow potential sale of US-sanctioned, Houston-stranded Tinos I

2 weeks ago | lloydslist.com | Tomer Raanan

News Ofac has issued a general license authorising certain transactions relating to Tinos I, the gas tanker that was sanctioned by the US last month while anchored off Houston. Along with permitting safety-related transactions, the licence also authorises a potential sale of the vessel A subscription is required to continue reading this content. Are you a subscriber? Sign in to continue reading. If content does not display, please refresh your browser.