The recently renamed tanker Adrian Darya 1 (previously Grace 1), now Iranian-flagged, has been closely followed by the pundits on all things geopolitical, as well as AIS enthusiasts since its mid-August release from Gibraltar, where it had been...
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The threat remains “highly likely” of more attacks by Iran on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz according to the world’s largest war risk insurer, the Norwegian Shipowners’ Mutual War Risks Insurance Association (DNK).
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The United States has sent a strong warning to Greece not to offer any assistance to the re-named VLCC Grace 1 at the centre of a diplomatic standoff between the UK and Iran and was held off Gibraltar for over six weeks.
Stena Bulk’s president and ceo Erik Hanell has made direct appeals to the leaders of India, Russia, Latvia and the Philippines on securing the release of 23 seafarers detained by Iranian authorities onboard its tanker Stena Impero.
With the detainment of tanker Stena Impero and its crew by the Iranian authorities having now reached 19 days, owner of the ship Stena Bulk said on Tuesday that the situation remains “unacceptable and unjustifiable”.
Under new Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab the UK Government has announced that its existing naval vessels deployed in the Gulf - including Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan and Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose - will join the US-led maritime security...
Iran said on Sunday that it has seized a foreign oil tanker and its seven crew members on suspicion of fuel smuggling activities, according to Iran’s state media.
