Tomer Raanan
Maritime Risk Analyst
Tomer Raanan is a maritime risk analyst at Lloyd’s List, where his reporting explores how geopolitics and regulation shape seaborne commerce, and how deceptive and high-risk practices are used to evade sanctions and facilitate illicit trade.
In 2024, Tomer was named ‘Multimedia Journalist of the Year’ by the Seahorse Freight Association for uncovering a sanctions-skirting LPG shipping network tied to the owner of a London café.
Before joining Lloyd’s List in 2022 as senior reporter, he worked for a decade in private security.
Latest From Tomer Raanan
Iran LPG loadings rebound in August
Iran loadings of LPG rebounded in August after dipping in July, and remain on pace to exceed 2024 figures
Do the UN snapback sanctions on Iran even matter?
In less than 30 days, UN sanctions in place before the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed in 2015 will return unless the Security Council votes against it. The question is, will this have any impact on Iran’s oil trade at all?
Shadow fleet playing growing role in Houthi oil trade
The so-called shadow fleet of tankers serving sanctioned oil trades is playing a growing role in delivering oil and LPG to the Houthis amid tightening US prohibitions and designations
US continues crackdown on Iran-Iraq oil blending in fresh sanctions
The US continued its focus on Iraq’s role in facilitating Iranian oil trades with fresh sanctions on Tuesday targeting a network allegedly blending Iranian and Iraqi oil to obfuscate its origin
US-sanctioned Tinos I owners slam Vitol lawsuit as attempt to ‘force’ vessel’s sale
Owners of the Houston-stranded LPG carrier Tinos I are seeking to vacate the vessel’s maritime arrest and attachment ordered by a judge earlier this month, arguing they are not permissible absent an authorisation from Ofac. They have also accused plaintiffs Vitol of seeking a forced sale of the vessel
Zim reroutes vessels from Türkiye amid new ban on Israel-linked ships
A regulatory filing by Zim on Monday confirmed that the Turkish government has banned Israeli-affiliated vessels from calling at its port