September 9, 2019
Via: World Maritime NewsIran’s state news agency IRNA quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi as saying that the vessel reached its destination on the Mediterranean coast where it offloaded the cargo, without providing details on the ship’s exact port of call. The 300,579-dwt […]
August 19, 2019
Via: World Maritime NewsThe tanker was seized by the Gibraltar law enforcement agencies on July 4 for transporting 2.1m barrels of Iranian crude oil to Baniyas Oil Refinery in Syria. The detention was subsequently confirmed and extended by the Chief Justice of the […]
Impact & Regulations, Shipping
August 15, 2019
Via: World Maritime NewsNamely, the authorities have made a last-minute application to block the release of the tanker, that was seized in waters off Gibraltar by the UK in early July under suspicion of violating EU sanctions and transferring oil to Syria. The […]