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Third Iran-Linked Crude Carrier Crosses US Blockade Toward Asia
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Third Iran-Linked Crude Carrier Crosses US Blockade Toward Asia A third fully-loaded crude tanker has left the Iranian port of Chabahar and crossed the US blockade line heading toward Asia, just days before the planned signing of a ceasefire that will give Tehran the right to sell oil immediately. The Suezmax tanker Sonia I, capable of hauling about 1 million barrels of oil, left the port near Iran’s border with Pakistan last night, vessel tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Third Iran-Linked Crude Carrier Crosses US Blockade Toward Asia
A third fully-loaded crude tanker has left the Iranian port of Chabahar and crossed the US blockade line heading toward Asia, just days before the planned signing of a ceasefire that will give Tehran the right to sell oil immediately.
The Suezmax tanker Sonia I, capable of hauling about 1 million barrels of oil, left the port near Iran’s border with Pakistan last night, vessel tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show. The ship’s draft indicates that it is fully loaded and heading for Singapore — a common way point signaled by ships destined for Asian markets.