A Japanese-owned tanker carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil has transited through the Strait of Hormuz after securing permission

By Katya Golubkova and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) - Panama-flagged tanker Idemitsu Maru, carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi oil, crossed the Strait of Hormuz, LSEG shipping data showed on Tuesday,

Iran's Fars News Agency says a supertanker sailed through international waters and the Strait of Hormuz with its tracking system switched on, "without any concealment."

A crude oil tanker owned by Idemitsu Tanker Co., a subsidiary of Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co., passed through the Strait of Hormuz and is en route to Japan, it was learned Wednesday. This i

Earlier reports suggested that Iran was demanding these payments in cryptocurrency, but it is unclear how many vessels have agreed to pay this toll.

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The Russian tanker Universal, linked to the so-called "shadow fleet," was detected sailing in the North Atlantic heading west toward Cuba.

Piracy, once notorious in this stretch of the Indian Ocean, has made a comeback in recent years.

U.S. forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as it puts into place a global