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U.S. Extends Maritime Pressure Campaign on Venezuelan Oil Fleet
U.S. forces are continuing intensive maritime interdiction activity targeting tankers linked to sanctioned Venezuelan oil exports, forming part of an expanded naval enforcement posture in…
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US Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker Marinera
United States Coast Guard and U.S. forces boarded and seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic, south of Iceland, during operations conducted…
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Understanding Sanctions in Maritime Trade
The Question That Always Comes Next In my previous article, I explained how sanctions enforcement, particularly through OFAC, reaches the ship and why the Master…
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The Master’s Role in OFAC Compliance
By Capt. Raghu Sharma An Analytical Look at How Sanctions Quietly Enter the Bridge To seafarers in general, OFAC does not exist. No rating will…
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