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Crude shippers boost security after attacks on tankers in Gulf

Crude shippers boost security after attacks on tankers in Gulf

  • Some of the 2,000 companies operating ships in the region are on high alert - ordering their vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz only during daylight hours and at high speed
  • Washington’s accusation that Iran is behind the attacks targeting oil tankers comes as tensions flare between the two countries
By AP ·
US Navy says mine fragments point to Iran in Gulf of Oman tanker attacks

US Navy says mine fragments point to Iran in Gulf of Oman tanker attacks

By Reuters ·
Gulf of Oman tanker attacks jolt oil-import dependent Asia

Gulf of Oman tanker attacks jolt oil-import dependent Asia

By AP ·
Special Two tanker owners suspend Gulf bookings as tension now ‘as high as it gets’

Two tanker owners suspend Gulf bookings as tension now ‘as high as it gets’

By BEN FLANAGAN ·

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