An attack off the Iraqi coast engulfed two oil tankers in flames, killing at least one person. Senior Iraqi officials believe the attack was Iranian.

By Jarrett Renshaw and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy could begin escorting oil tankers ...

While unloading crude oil at an offshore terminal, a damaged tanker suddenly ruptured during ballasting operations. Oil began ...

Today, an estimated 900 to 1,500 tankers – perhaps one in five in the world – are part of the global “shadow fleet”, defined by the International Maritime Organisation as “ships that are engaged in ...

Russian-operated shadow tankers carrying millions of dollars in sanctioned oil are transiting the English Channel, raising warnings of a potential military confrontation in NATO waters, according to ...

LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Insurance companies are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels in the Middle East Gulf as the widening Iran conflict disrupts shipping, leaving tankers damaged or ...

The United States is increasing pressure on the elusive “shadow fleet” of oil tankers that has helped fund Russia’s war in Ukraine, seizing over half a dozen vessels in Venezuelan waters in recent ...

More than two dozen sanctioned tankers have switched to a Russian flag since the start of December as a means of avoiding seizure by U.S. forces, Bloomberg has reported, citing data from Starboard ...

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Iran seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, state television reported, claiming the vessels had been smuggling fuel. The report did not provide a ...