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Saturday, April 4, 2026
TopicOil tanker

Topic: Oil tanker

Latest tankers sailing out of Hormuz suggest Tehran maintaining free channel for friendly vessels

If the route taken by the ships, which hews close to Iran’s coast, continues to be used successfully, it could mean the country is imposing a traffic control system.

Eight of 16 Indian sailors detained by Iran to return soon, consular access received, confirms MEA

The sailors on board the Valiant Roar have been detained since 8 December. Another 8 Indian sailors on board will remain in Iran.

10 Indian crew members from seized tanker in Iranian custody, whereabouts unknown

Seized 8 December by Iranian Coast Guard for allegedly smuggling diesel, Valiant Roar is currently docked in Bandar Abbas.

Why a zombie ship, supposedly scrapped in 2021, is heading to Venezuela

The tanker identifying itself as Freesia I is likely to be a zombie vessel, meaning it is in fact another tanker assuming the identity of a dismantled ship.

Indian crew on ‘diesel smuggling’ tanker seized by Iran free to leave, stay due to ‘technical issues’

Indian embassy in Tehran is coordinating with authorities to facilitate the return of Indian crew on the vessel seized last Friday in the Gulf of Oman, it is learnt.

Indian warship joins search for survivors as oil tanker with 13 Indians on board sinks off Oman coast

The Navy’s P8I reconnaissance aircraft is also assisting the operation. The tanker was heading to the Yemeni port of Aden and capsized off Oman’s major industrial port of Duqm.

4 killed, 3 critically injured as tanker carrying methanol overturns on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

The tanker first caught fire after which it exploded, causing fiery balls of the chemical to fall on motorists travelling beside the vehicle.

Centre bans oil tankers, bulk carriers older than 25 yrs, says Directorate General of Shipping

Age norms will assist in ensuring gradual phasing out of fossil fuel ships and ushering of alternate/low carbon energy efficient ships, the order read.

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh to see booming trade as dip in oil shipping leaves tankers empty

Saudi & other producers are keeping millions of oil barrels off the market, leaving supertankers unemployed and likely to be junked on the beaches India, Pakistan & Bangladesh.

Tanker headed to IOC in Paradip with 2 million barrels of oil catches fire off Sri Lanka

Tanker chartered by IOC was transporting 2 million barrels of Kuwaiti crude to Paradip refinery when there was fire in engine room 65 km east of Sri Lanka.

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The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.