the …”dire” Straits of Hormuz..
Another tanker is arrested by Iran
Following the seizure of Stena Imperio – still under arrest and the Mesdar – released, another tanker was arrested a few hours ago in the Persian Gulf area with the Iranian accusing her for smuggling fuel.
Will revert once we have...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/08/04/another-tanker-is-arrested-by-iran/
John Green
Seafarers’ charity raises concern for crew as second tanker seized in the Gulf
Global seafarers’ charity, Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea), is calling for seafarers rights to be respected as a second tanker has been seized.
Iranian state TV reported that their forces had seized a second oil tanker in the Gulf that they alleged was smuggling fuel. The seven crew onboard have been detained.
John Green, Director of Development for the charity said ‘We are hugely concerned for the...
Guy Platten
Joint Statement on Current Situation in the Strait of Hormuz
Following the seizure of the oil tanker ‘Stena Impero’ on 19 July, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) jointly urge immediate action by the international community to stop the escalation of tensions and fully respect international law.
All countries should ensure the safe passage of merchant vessels, by respecting the...
The “Stena Impero”
Human Rights at Sea Latest News: Iranian Ship Detentions: Time for updated Deprivation of Liberty at Sea Guidance
22 July 2019
London. UK. Following the detention by Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces of the UK-flagged Stena Impero on Friday 19 July and the latest reported actions which have seen the 23 person crew taken off the ship for “questioning”, Human Rights at Sea renews its call for...
Martin Dorsman
ECSA pleads for seafarers’ welfare on UK vessel held in the Strait of Hormuz
At around 16h00 GMT, on 19 July, UK-registered vessel Stena Impero was accosted by unidentified crafts and a helicopter in a transit in international waters through the Strait of Hormuz. Soon after, both vessel owner Stena Bulk and ship manager Northern Marine Management, lost direct contact with the vessel.
It is now understood that the UK product tanker is currently being held by the Iranian authorities...
John Faraclas
The entire Market – both Dry and Wet was down today and I guess you must be very affluent this time to avoid even more losses… Let’s see how many can sail through… Geopolitics in total mess affecting the entire shipping industy. John Faraclas’ midweek note:
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 76 points earlier on today with the Capes’ losses nearly double since yesterday…
The Capes’ BCI was down 213 points and now stand at 1,295. It might be the Brazilian dam damn saga but that’s a...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/30/midweek-blues-with-the-bdi721/
Captain P. Mukundan
A total of 156 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported to the ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) in the first nine months of 2018 compared to 121 for the same period in 2017.
The 2018 figure is broken down as 107 vessels boarded, 32 attempted attacks, 13 vessels fired upon and four vessels hijacked—although no vessels were reported as hijacked in the third
quarter of 2018. This is first time since 1994 when no...