Tag: Gulf, Middle East, Oil shippers, risk
Oil shippers raise offers for Middle East route on Gulf risk
Owners of oil tankers are boosting their rates to haul crude on a key route from the Middle East as risks in the Gulf escalate after Iran retaliated against the...
U.S. warns of threats to ships in Gulf
The United States Maritime Administration (SMA) has renewed its warning about threats to U.S. commercial vessels from Iran and its proxies in the Gulf and...
French warship to spearhead European mission in Gulf from next year
A European operation to ensure safe shipping in the Gulf region, scene of attacks on merchant vessels this year, will get underway next month when a French...
UAE to join the U.S.-led naval force in Gulf
The official Emirati News Agency (WAM), reported on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates would join the U.S.-led international maritime safety coalition in the...
UAE to join the U.S.-led naval force in Gulf
The official Emirati News Agency (WAM), reported on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates would join the U.S.-led international maritime safety coalition in the Gulf....
Japan won’t join U.S.-led maritime coalition in Gulf
Japan will not join a U.S.-led security mission to protect merchant vessels passing through key Middle Eastern waterways, but will consider deploying its naval force...
China to escort ships in Gulf under U.S. proposal
China might escort Chinese commercial vessels in Gulf waters under a U.S. proposal for a maritime coalition to secure oil shipping lanes following attacks on tankers,...
UK to join US-led maritime security mission in Gulf
Britain said on Monday it was joining a U.S.-led maritime security mission in the Gulf to protect merchant vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz. Tanker...
Iran says will not tolerate “maritime offences” in Gulf
Iran runs security in the Strait of Hormuz and will no longer tolerate “maritime offences” there, its foreign minister said on Monday, a day after it seized...
Iran seizes another foreign ship in Gulf
Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf which they said was smuggling fuel and detained seven crewmen, Iran’s state media reported on...
Another UK warship arrives in Gulf
Efforts to secure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz are ramping up as the U.K. said a second warship arrived in the area and South Korea may deploy its own unit...
Britain plans European protection force for shipping in Gulf
Britain on Monday said it was planning a European-led protection force for shipping in the Gulf after Iranian authorities seized a British-flagged tanker in a dramatic...
