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
Shipping unconvinced by US ‘Project Freedom’ as Hormuz remains closed
Shipowners and insurers report the US‑led ‘Project Freedom’ has not provided sufficient clarity or credible protection to justify resuming transits through the Strait of Hormuz
Iran escalates aggression on shipping as ‘Project Freedom’ underway
The commencement of ‘Project Freedom’ has seen Iran escalate its threats to commercial shipping and move to further solidify control of the Strait of Hormuz
Hengli Petrochemical’s shares plunge on US sanctions despite denial of trade with Iran
The US sanction of Hengli has deepened shipping’s compliance dilemma, as complicated geopolitical tensions continue to fracture global trade
US stresses effectiveness of blockade based on impact to Iran’s economy
The US is assessing the effectiveness of the blockade by its impact on Iran’s economy, according to a US defence official, who stressed that vessels transiting past the blockade can be intercepted outside the region
At least 26 Iranian shadow fleet vessels bypass US blockade
While the US military says it has turned around over 20 vessels and ‘completely halted’ Iranian trade, Lloyd’s List Intelligence shows a steady flow of shadow fleet traffic in and out of the Middle East Gulf
Iran threatens total blockade on Gulf and Red Sea trade
The commander of Iran’s armed forces headquarters said his country would take ‘decisive action’ to defend its interest if the US blockade of its ports continued