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Greek Shipper Admits Smuggling Iranian Oil, Faces $2.4M Fine

Greek tanker operator Empire Navigation pleaded guilty to charges of transporting illicit Iranian oil involving the Suez Rajan tanker. Court documents recently obtained by the Associated Press and The New York Times shed light on the extent to which...

Greece Releases Iran’s Oil Tanker Seized in April

On Tuesday, Greece released Iran's Lana tanker that was seized in April, Ιran's Ports and Maritime Organisation (PMO) announced. The semi-official Mehr News Agency, quoting Iranian officials, said that the oil cargo will be returned to its owner. "With the swift...

Pirates in Togo Release Kidnapped Greek Sailor

The European Products Carriers Ltd, the company that owns a vessel that fell victim of piracy in November off the coast of Togo in Africa, announced on Friday that three members of its crew have now been released. The crew...

Greek Oil Tanker Attacked By Pirates in Togo; Four Crew Members Kidnapped

According to an official statement issued by the Navy of Togo, a Greek oil tanker was attacked by pirates off the shores of the west African nation in the early hours of Monday. The criminals who went aboard the Greek...

Greece Decides it Will Not Assist Iranian Oil Tanker After US Warning

The re-named Iranian oil tanker "Adrian Darya 1," originally the "Grace 1" Greece will not help the Iranian tanker suspected of carrying oil to Syria, which is now headed for the port of Kalamata, Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis stated on Wednesday. The...

US Warns Greece Against Helping Iranian Tanker

The Iranian oil tanker "Adrian Darya 1", formerly called the "Grace 1." Reuters is reporting that The United States on Tuesday warned Greece and other Mediterranean states that helping the Iranian oil tanker recently released by Gibraltar authorities in any way...

Greek Tanker Suspected of Fuel Smuggling Seized in Libya

A Greek-owned tanker has been seized and its crew arrested in Libya on suspicion they planned to smuggle oil out of the North African country. "The naval forces seized a Togo-flagged oil tanker in the territorial waters without permissions from...

Somali Pirates Hijacked Greek-Owned Tanker

According to Reuters news agency, Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden with a crew of 22 people on board including an unarmed guard yesterday Monday. The vessel “Liquid Velvet” travels under the Marrshall...