Putin’s Diesel Tanker Sets Course for New York as Prices Exceed $6 a Gallon
A tanker carrying Russian diesel is on its way to New York, marking the first shipment bound for the U.S. as part of a deal made by President Donald Trump with Russia. The Agioi Fanendes, registered under the Maltese flag, loaded 40,000 metric tons of diesel on Thursday at the Primorsk port along the Baltic […]
Tanker Information Reveals Far Fewer Barrels Per Day Passing Through Hormuz Than What The Energy Secretary Claims
Tanker-tracking data reveals that the recovery of oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is less robust than what Energy Secretary Chris Wright claimed on Monday. During a video address to an energy conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wright stated that oil shipments through the strait had returned to about 80 to 90 percent of […]
CENTCOM refutes Iran’s assertion that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was damaged by mines
United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has strongly rejected Iranian assertions that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was rendered inoperable after colliding with two mines. In a post on social media, CENTCOM labeled the claims from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and reported by Iranian state media as inaccurate. “Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]
UAE denounces Iran for attacking a third state-owned oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz within one week
UAE Blames Iran for Attacks on ADNOC Vessels The United Arab Emirates has accused Iran of launching attacks on its state oil company, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), with another incident reported while a vessel was transiting the Strait of Hormuz. This marks the third such event within just a week. The UAE Ministry […]
Response Teams Face Challenges Managing Oil Spill from Grounded Tanker Near Oman
International Salvage Operation Underway to Prevent Oil Spill from Tanker A major salvage operation is currently in progress to prevent oil from leaking from a tanker that ran aground off the coast of Oman on June 30th. Oman’s military is collaborating with various international experts to stabilize the ship, which is at risk of contaminating […]
U.S. forces stop tanker attempting to break blockade
U.S. Military Takes Action Against Tanker in Gulf of Oman The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that the U.S. military has disabled a tanker in the Gulf of Oman due to attempts to breach the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports. The vessel, named M/T Lavigne and flagged from Mozambique, had been warned multiple times and […]
U.S. conducts more strikes following Iran’s attack on another oil tanker
U.S. Military Strikes Iranian Targets Following Oil Tanker Attacks U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that the military has carried out several retaliatory strikes against Iran, following an attack on a commercial oil tanker by the Islamic Republic. On Saturday, the Iranian military deployed a one-way attack drone against the Panamanian-flagged M/T Kiku, according to […]
CENTCOM Begins Attacks Following Iran Drone Strike on Panama-Flagged Oil Tanker
On Saturday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the military has executed further strikes against several targets in Iran, following an attack on a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz. The renewed military action comes after Iran reportedly disregarded a ceasefire, conducting a drone attack on a tanker carrying over 2 million barrels […]
Tanker Companies Indicate It Will Take ‘Weeks’ for Hormuz Traffic to Normalize
Shipping Volumes in the Strait of Hormuz Jotaro Tamura, CEO of Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, suggested that shipping volumes through the Strait of Hormuz might take “at least two weeks, maybe less than a month” to bounce back to where they were before recent conflicts. He emphasized the importance of a substantive agreement that addresses […]
Man accused of drug smuggling taken into custody after cocaine discovered on oil tanker in LA
Drug Smuggler Arrested Off California Coast This week, federal agents apprehended a suspected drug smuggler off the coast of California after seizing cocaine worth $6.4 million on an oil tanker intended for a Mexican cartel. Cesar Tubay Guerrasio Jr., a 43-year-old from the Philippines, faces charges related to the importation of a controlled substance, according […]