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Strait of Hormuz

With the seizure of the Adrian Darya 1 (formerly Grace 1) by Gibraltar the Iranian government responded by seizing the UK flagged Stena Impero. With US administration's "maximum pressure" campaign continuing against Iran tension within the region continues to rise. Trade treads carefully with risk to seafarers and increased premiums against a backdrop of geopolitics

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From Crimea to Iran: two more ships join Russia’s grain-smuggling fleet

Following last year’s joint investigation with Lloyd’s List on Russia’s evolving tactics to export grain from occupied Ukraine, Bellingcat uncovers two more bulkers flying the Russian flag that have joined the grain-plundering fleet out of the Russia-occupied port of Sevastopol

HESA Shahed 136 in Russian service, is an Iranian loitering munition in the form of an autonomous pusher-prop drone. Drones flying at night
US targeting of Iranian oil shipments continues as major front is hit by sanctions

The US is continuing to slap sanctions on ships and companies facilitating sales of Iranian oil for the benefit of the regime’s armed forces. Almost 30 vessels have been targeted by Ofac since the year began

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Gas carrier fleet shipping Iranian LPG expands as exports boom

Scrutiny of Iran’s sanctioned energy trade tends to centre on the oil exports and the dark fleet servicing it. However, robust Chinese demand, coupled with growing Iranian output and deep discounts have propelled Iran’s liquid petroleum gas exports far above pre-sanctions levels, helped by a growing fleet of ageing gas carriers

A helicopter hovers over containership MSC Aries as Iranian forces descended by rope one by one on to the deck.
Iran defends MSC Aries hijack as ‘technical issue’ at IMO meeting

More than 30 countries condemn Iran’s seizure of containership on April 13 and deadly attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthis

Why the Adrian Darya 1 saga is an issue for the whole industry

The saga of the Adrian Darya 1, now expected to deliver its cargo of 2m barrels of Iranian crude to Syria in direct contravention of its release agreement, is an embarrassing political episode, but it should not be written off by shipping as an anomalous example of deceptive political posturing — there is a risk to the wider industry that must be addressed

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