Iran attempts to draw in Maersk Tankers in bid to move oil shipments

…The smaller ship is one of the 70 tankers identified by United Against Nuclear Iran, a US-based non-profit organisation, for transporting Iranian oil through clandestine operations between November 2019 and November 2020. “As we became aware of allegations that the other vessel may be carrying sanctioned cargo, the [ship-to-ship] transfer was immediately halted and later cancelled,” Maersk Tankers told TradeWinds in an email.