Malawi has emerged as the latest flag registry targeted by the shadow fleet, with four UK- and EU-sanctioned tankers broadcasting AIS messages indicating Malawi as their flag. It is not clear whether the Malawi government is aware and has authorised these registrations

Amid Ofac’s increasing scrutiny of Iran’s non-crude exports, a Lloyd’s List analysis suggests almost half of calls captured via AIS to Iraq’s Khor al Zubair port were faked, in what is likely an attempt to obfuscate the Iranian origins of oil and gas cargoes

AIS draught data and satellite imagery suggest the vessel may not have discharged its cargo during its latest stop in Chinese waters

The Israeli Navy struck the port of Hodeidah in the early hours of Tuesday amid the ongoing Houthi attacks on Israel. Tuesday’s attack was the third time since May that Israel targeted Hodeidah, and the first time during the conflict using its navy

After a short period of relative quiet on the ‘maximum pressure’ front, the US has slapped fresh sanctions on a sprawling ‘shadow banking’ network of exchange houses and front companies used to move money from oil and petrochemical sales

Amid the Trump administration’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran and signals from regulators of increased scrutiny of its non-crude exports, the fleet ferrying Iranian LPG continues to ship out near-record amounts of cargo