Wildlife conservationists sued federal ocean management agencies Monday in an effort to spur protections for endangered killer whales whose foraging habits off the Pacific Northwest coast have been disrupted by noise from ships and other vessels.
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An Iranian oil tanker the United States has accused of skirting sanctions against Syria has set sail from Gibralter, after the U.S. was unsuccessful in its efforts to keep the ship in port over the weekend.
Read moreGibraltar on Sunday rejected a U.S. demand to seize an Iranian oil tanker at the center of a diplomatic dispute as it prepared to leave the British overseas territory after weeks of detention.
Read moreThe U.S. Justice Department issued a warrant Friday for the seizure of the Iranian oil supertanker Grace 1, one day after a Gibraltar judge allowed the release of the detained vessel.
Read moreIran’s top diplomat said a U.S. attempt at “piracy” had failed after a Gibraltar court on Thursday ordered the release of a tanker carrying Iranian oil despite a U.S. detention request.
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The United States moved on Thursday to halt the release of an Iranian supertanker detained in Gibraltar for breaching EU sanctions on oil shipments to Syria, thwarting efforts by authorities in London and the British overseas territory to defuse tensions with Tehran.
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United Nations experts say they are investigating at least 35 instances in 17 countries of North Koreans using cyberattacks to raise money illegally for weapons of mass destruction programs — and they are calling for sanctions against ships providing gasoline and diesel to the country.
Read moreJack Cooper Holdings, the 60th largest transport company in the nation, said its operations will not be affected by its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, declaring assets of $100 million to $500 million and liabilities of $500 million to $1 billion.
Read moreThe United States is struggling to piece together an international coalition to protect cargo ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, with allies concerned about being dragged into conflict with Iran.
Read moreIranian forces seized a ship in the Persian Gulf suspected of carrying smuggled fuel, state media reported Sunday, marking the Revolutionary Guard’s third seizure of a vessel in recent weeks and the latest show of strength by the paramilitary force amid a spike in regional tensions.
Read moreFederal prosecutors in Los Angeles accused a Chinese billionaire of selling aluminum disguised as shipping pallets to U.S companies he controlled in order to avoid paying nearly $2 billion in tariffs.
Read moreA large British-flagged tanker, accompanied by a warship, transited the Strait of Hormuz and arrived at a port in Qatar on Wednesday in the first such passage made by a British ship of its size since Iran seized a U.K.-flagged tanker last week, according to maritime tracking data.
Read moreOfficials from Iran said Saturday that the seizure of a British oil tanker was a ‘reciprocal’ move in response to Britain’s detainment of an Iranian supertanker earlier this month.
Read moreIran said Friday it seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a fresh escalation in confrontations in the strategic waterway that has become a flashpoint in tensions between Tehran and the West.
Read moreIran’s Revolutionary Guard forces have seized a foreign oil tanker accused of smuggling oil with a crew of 12, Iran’s state TV reported Thursday, days after an oil tanker based in the United Arab Emirates disappeared from trackers in Iranian territorial waters.
Read moreA small oil tanker from the United Arab Emirates traveling through the Strait of Hormuz entered Iranian waters and turned off its tracker three days ago, leading the United States to suspect Iran seized the vessel amid heightened tensions in the region.
Read moreIran on Friday demanded the British navy release an Iranian oil tanker seized last week off Gibraltar, accusing London of playing a “dangerous game” and threatening retribution, while London said it was sending a destroyer to the Persian Gulf.
Read moreThe parents of Otto Warmbier have filed a claim for a seized North Korean cargo ship, seeking to collect on a multimillion-dollar judgment awarded in the American college student’s death.
Read moreA former leader of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said Friday that the Islamic Republic should consider seizing a British oil tanker in response to authorities detaining an Iranian oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar.
Read moreAuthorities in Gibraltar said they intercepted an Iranian supertanker Thursday that was believed to be breaching European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Tehran’s crude oil to war-ravaged Syria.
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