A fuel tanker operated on behalf of Trafigura was struck by a missile on Friday after transiting the Red Sea, a company spokesperson told CNBC in statement. The Marlin Luanda, a petroleum products tanker vessel, was struck by the missile in the Gulf of Aden. Firefighting equipment on board is being used to suppress a … Read more
An Egyptian man sits and eats ice cream as he watches international cargo and tanker ships pass through the Suez canal Scott Nelson | Getty Images Several of the world’s major tanker companies on Friday halted traffic toward the Red Sea after U.S. and British airstrikes on Iran-allied Houthi militants in Yemen. Hafnia, Torm and … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s navy captured an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized by the United States over sanctions linked to Tehran’s nuclear program, further escalating the tensions gripping the Mideast’s waterways. The vessel was previously known as the … Read more
MONROVIA, Liberia — A leaking fuel tanker exploded as people gathered to collect the gasoline, leaving more than 40 dead, authorities in Liberia said Thursday. The blast on Tuesday also injured at least 83 people in Totota town in the central part of the West African country, health officials said. Bong County health official Dr. … Read more
(Reuters) – A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean early on Saturday, the U.S. Department of Defense said. “The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 10 a.m. local time (6 a.m. GMT) today in the Indian Ocean, 200 nautical miles … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels slammed into a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen near a key maritime chokepoint, the rebels and authorities said Tuesday. The assault on the oil and chemical tanker Strinda expands a campaign by the Iranian-backed rebels targeting ships … Read more
Two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, after the US Navy responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker that had been seized by armed individuals, the US military said Sunday. The tanker, identified as the Central Park, had been carrying a cargo … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave A shipping vessel linked to an Israeli billionaire was attacked by “pirates” off the coast of Yemen on Sunday before “international naval coalition partners” responded to the incident, the ship’s parent company said. The attempted seizure of the Central Park, a chemical tanker, came after at least … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An unknown force has seized an oil tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Aden, Yemen, a private security firm said Sunday. The Central Park, managed and owned by Zodiac Maritime, was seized in the Gulf of Aden, private intelligence firm Ambrey said. It wasn’t immediately clear who was … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American-owned oil tanker lengthy suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil started offloading its cargo close to Texas late Saturday, monitoring knowledge confirmed, at the same time as Tehran has threatened to focus on transport within the Persian Gulf over it. The destiny of the cargo aboard the Suez … Read more