Tomer Raanan
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Tomer Raanan
@tldraanan.bsky.social
Senior reporter at Lloyd’s List covering the maritime industry. Views my own.

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The Houthis are increasingly relying on sanctioned tonnage to ship oil into Ras Isa, while more tankers are calling at the port with AIS off.

While the US & the #Houthis reached a truce in May, US #sanctions remain in place, and are driving more of the Houthis’ oil trade into the shadows.

#oott
July 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The number of tankers anchored off #Houthi -held Ras Isa port has dwindled sharply in recent weeks.

Increase in vessels switching off AIS likely a small factor, not significant enough to drive the trend. Satellite imagery likewise shows the anchorage has emptied.

#oott
June 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Vessels that were scrapped years ago are increasingly reappearing in the market after being “resurrected” in elaborate sanctions-skirting schemes.

Watch video below to see how US-blacklisted VLCC Jaya delivered Iranian oil to China under the identity of tanker scrapped more than 3 years ago.

#oott
June 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM