Tomer Raanan
Tomer Raanan is Lloyd’s List’s senior maritime reporter in the US. He is based in New York, where he enjoyed a decade-long career in private security before joining Lloyd’s List in 2022. Tomer Raanan has a background as a writer, researcher and analyst who has written for the South China Morning Post and Nikkei, publishers of the Financial Times, and has written, edited and translated for the Asia Policy Program in the Abba Eban Institute. He is experienced in trade & investment data analysis, in addition to FDI, security and technology issues. A graduate of SUNY Empire State College with a degree in Public Affairs, majoring in political science and economics, Tomer is also a military veteran and a devout Liverpool fan.
Latest From Tomer Raanan
Two engineers face US prison sentences for dumping oil off Greek tanker
Two ship engineers face potential jail time in the US for violating pollution laws. The US says the two admitted oil was illegally dumped from their vessel when it was in New Jersey in 2022, and they instructed crew to cover up the act
Age is just a number? International Seaways’ older MRs still generating strong rates
International Seaways sailed to another strong quarter, handily beating analysts’ expectation. The company’s older MR tankers generated strong earnings and Seaways is in no rush to sell them, despite robust secondhand prices
Widening arbitrage fuels VLGC rate recovery from winter lows
The propane price differential between the US and Asia continues to widen, a boon for VLGC freight rates. However, analysts are pointing to potential headwinds in the coming months that could limit rate recovery
ITF calls out Dubai tug operator for ‘worst case of serial seafarer abandonment ever seen’
Amid an alarming rise in seafarer abandonment cases, the ITF is accusing Dubai tug operator Middle East Marine of ‘systemic abuse and neglect’, with 17 abandonments reported since November 2022
Sanctioned heavy lift operator Red Box Energy ‘in communication’ with Ofac over designation
Red Box Energy, the Singapore-based module transportation services provider sanctioned last week by the US, says the decision was based on ‘inaccurate’ information
Guyana raises rogue registry warning as sanctioned tankers falsely fly its flag
Over a dozen tankers linked with Iran, including several that were recently sanctioned, are fraudulently flying the Guyanese flag. The country’s maritime administration said an organisation named the International Maritime Safety Agency of Guyana, with which it used to have a contract, has been registering ships under its flag without authorisation