By Julian Lee (Bloomberg Opinion) –The capture of the Stena Impero shows just how easy it is for Iran to hamper shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. At the moment, this is a particularly British problem, but were it to widen, the implication for oil flows could be huge. Why was a U.K. flagged...
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Britain Weighs Response to Gulf Tanker Crisis with Few Good Options
By Parisa Hafezi and Peter Graff DUBAI/LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) – Britain was weighing its next moves in the Gulf tanker crisis on Sunday, with few good options apparent as a recording emerged showing that the Iranian military defied a British warship when it boarded and seized a ship three days...
UK Calls Iran’s Seizure of Tanker a “Hostile Act”
By Babak Dehghanpisheh and William Schomberg GENEVA/LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) – Britain denounced the Iranian seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a “hostile act” on Saturday, rejecting Tehran’s explanation that it had seized the vessel because it had been involved in an accident....
International Chamber of Shipping expresses concern over developing situation in the Gulf of Hormuz
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International Chamber of Shipping expresses concern over developing situation in the Gulf of Hormuz
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is receiving reports that a British registered vessel – Stena Impero – has been diverted from its original course in the Strait of Hormuz while sailing in international waters.
Guy Platten, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping said:
“We are extremely concerned about this latest development in the Strait of Hormuz,...
Trump Will Work With U.K. On Stena Impero Response
by Josh Wingrove (Bloomberg) President Donald Trump said he will work with the U.K. government on a response to Iran’s seizure of a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. “We have a very close alliance with the U.K.,” Trump said at the White House on Friday as he departed for his golf resort...
Oil Jumps as Tanker Seizure Escalates Tensions With Iran
By Harkiran Dhillon (Bloomberg) Oil climbed after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corp said it seized a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, raising stakes in the critical oil chokepoint. London-traded Brent futures climbed almost 1% while the U.S. benchmark also rose. The seizure of the...
Iran Claims To Have Seized Stena Tanker
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Tanker ‘seizure’ raises huge concern for seafarers’ navigating the Gulf
Tanker ‘seizure’ raises huge concern for seafarers’ navigating the Gulf
Global seafarers’ charity, Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea), says the impact of the reports of another tanker ‘seizure’ will pile stress and anxiety on all seafarers navigating the region.
Media reports say the British flagged tanker, the ‘Stena Impero’, has been ‘seized’ and is now heading for Iran.
John Green, Director of Development for the charity said ‘one minute the crew on board were going about their professional...