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Flags of Convenience: Why many commercial ships are registered in small, obscure nations, and how recent events in the Middle East show risks associated...

Raju Das -
While the massive ships are owned by companies based in major countries, most of them are registered in countries such as Panama, Liberia, the Marshall Islands, Palau etc.
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Third ship with Indian crew hit by US forces in Gulf of Oman, bitumen tanker MT Jalveer with 20 Indians catches fire after the...

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In yet another worrying development for Indian seafarers operating in the Gulf of Oman, the commercial vessel MT Jalveer came under attack off the...
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All three missing Indian seafarers on tanker MT Settebello hit by US forces confirmed dead, FSUI rejects CENTCOM’s claims

OpIndia Staff -
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday confirmed that the three Indian seafarers reported missing after the attack on the...
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US strikes second Palau-flagged tanker with Indian crew near Oman, 21 rescued but 3 remain missing, MEA issues demarche to US diplomat Jason Meeks

OpIndia Staff -
India has strongly condemned the attack on the commercial vessel Settebello off the coast of Oman and summoned the US Charge d'Affaires, Jason Meeks,...
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Singapore-flagged tanker carrying LPG from the USA arrives at Mangalore Port

OpIndia Staff -
An LPG tanker carrying a substantial consignment of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sourced from the United States arrived at New Mangalore Port in Mangaluru,...
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Congress leader Pawan Khera and others spread fake news that Indian tankers carrying LPG from Qatar are heading to an American port that does...

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Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera and several other opposition voices accused the BJP government of exaggerating a “policy win” after two Indian-flagged LPG tankers crossed...
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Two Indians including the captain of Iranian shadow fleet tanker Skylight hit by Iranian missile near Oman found dead

OpIndia Staff -
Two Indian sailors on board the Palau-flagged oil tanker MV Skylight hit by Iranian missiles, have reportedly died. Captain Ashish Kumar and Dilip Singh...
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Iran bombs tanker from its own shadow fleet for ‘illegally passing’ through Strait of Hormuz, 20 crew members including 15 Indians rescued as the...

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Iranian naval forces have targeted and damaged a tanker from their own "shadow fleet" in the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a fire on...
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US seizes two oil tankers linked to Venezuela, including one recently flagged as Russian vessel, for violating sanctions

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In an escalation of its sanctions enforcement against Venezuela, U.S. forces seized two oil tankers accused of transporting illicit Venezuelan crude on Wednesday, marking...
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Modi govt unveils plans to become Atmanirbhar in oil shipping: 112 made-in-India oil tankers to be purchased for $10 billion

Shraddha Pandey -
In a major boost to the 'Make in India' initiative, India is likely to invest $10 billion ($850 million) by 2040 to purchase around 112 crude oil tankers to be made in India
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