Iran Receives Money for Gasoline Sold to Venezuela
A member of Iran’s Expediency Council said the country has received money from Venezuela for selling gasoline with five oil tankers.
Iran: Any harassment of oil tankers to be responded decisively
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said that any US harassment of Iranian tankers will be met with a decisive response.
Norwegian MV Osprey on fire off UAE coast
Norwegian ship MV Osprey has caught fire in the Persian Gulf near the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
War of Tankers: UK Loses, Iran Wins
After visits of two high-ranking regional officials, Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi and Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi, for convincing Iran to release British oil tanker which has been seized by the IRGC, and Iran rejected exchange of two confiscated oil tankers with the new British government and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on Wednesday […]
China shifts to Iranian tankers to keep oil flowing
Chinese buyers of Iranian oil are starting to shift their cargoes to vessels owned by National Iranian Tanker Co. (NITC) for nearly all of their imports to keep supply flowing amid the re-imposition of economic sanctions by the US, Reuters reported Tuesday. The shift demonstrates that China, Iran’s biggest oil customer, wants to keep buying […]
China to Explore Iranian Oil Tanker Wreck for Missing Bodies: Report
TEHRAN– An Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea has left two oil slicks covering a combined 109 square km (42 square miles), the Chinese government said late on Tuesday, as maritime police scour for damage and prepare to explore the wreck. Satellite imaging showed a slick of 69 square km (26.6 […]
Sanchi oil tanker sinks, all crew presumed dead
TEHRAN – Following massive explosions on Iranian oil tanker Sanchi on Sun., Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran confirmed the death of all 32 crew members. Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran said in a statement on Sunday that today’s extensive explosions have left no crew members alive, extending condolences to the breaved families and […]
Iranian oil tankers obtain 2 new intl. certificates
TEHRAN – Iranian oil tanker fleet have succeeded in receiving two new international certificates including ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015. As a result of cruel international sanctions, the process of issuing expert and international certificates had stopped for Iranian tankers who were consequently banned from entering major European ports. Nevertheless, all sanction-related restrictions were alleviated once the […]