oil tankers

Ceres I, an ageing very-large crude carrier that’s suspected of transporting sanctioned oil, is en route to Zhoushan in eastern China.

The city-state has held 33 ships for failing safety inspections so far this year, the same as for the period from 2010 to 2019.

(June 14): The Trump administration blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers near the entrance to the Persian Gulf, escalating tensions between the two rivals despite denials from officials in Tehran and a lack of public evidence for the US claim.