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Greece’s Shipping Ministry said on Wednesday that two Greek-flagged tankers seized by Iran in May have been released after months of negotiations between the two sides. The ministry said that the vessels Prudent Warrior and Delta Poseidon have left Iran for the port of Piraeus. Αναχώρησαν σήμερα, μετά από πολύμηνες …

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Iran has agreed to release the crews of two Greek tankers it seized in May in the Gulf, in response to the confiscation of oil by the United States from an Iranian-flagged tanker in Greece, the Greek union of commercial ships’ seafarers said. The case has strained relations between Athens …

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The two Greek tankers seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Friday have been ordered to sail to the port of Bandar Abbas on the southern coast of Iran on Sunday. According to information, the crews of the vessels are in good health and have had their cell phones returned to …

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Iran has seized two Greece-owned and -flagged oil tankers in retaliation for Iranian oil seized off Greece earlier by US authorities state broadcaster ERT reported early Friday evening. The tankers were approached by helicopters and members of the Iranian military have boarded on the tankers, the report noted. Prompt was …

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The European Union plans to abandon the proposal banning EU-owned ships from carrying Russian oil to third countries. Among the EU member states that pushed for the lifting if the export ban is Greece. According to a report, Bloomberg has learned and with those familiar with the matter, the proposal …

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Despite the EU sanctions, Russian tankers have alleged smuggled jet fuel to Syria through EU waters and thus through Cypriot and Greek ports. According to an exclusive Reuters report based on anonymous intelligence sources, “at least two Russian-flagged ships made deliveries – which contravene EU sanctions – via Cyprus,”  while …

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