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US: Firms Given Time to Wind Down Business with COSCO Units

October 25, 2019

The waiver, issues on October 24, allows “maintenance or wind down of transactions” and is valid until December 20. This includes offloading non-Iranian crude oil involving COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co. Ltd, according to a notice from the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

The Treasury Department said that the waiver applies to COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) or any entity owned 50% or more by the company. The waiver does not authorize any transactions or activities with COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Seaman and Ship Management Co, Ltd.

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