Tomer Raanan
Tomer Raanan is Lloyd’s List’s senior maritime reporter in the US. He is based in New York, where he enjoyed a decade-long career in private security before joining Lloyd’s List in 2022. Tomer Raanan has a background as a writer, researcher and analyst who has written for the South China Morning Post and Nikkei, publishers of the Financial Times, and has written, edited and translated for the Asia Policy Program in the Abba Eban Institute. He is experienced in trade & investment data analysis, in addition to FDI, security and technology issues. A graduate of SUNY Empire State College with a degree in Public Affairs, majoring in political science and economics, Tomer is also a military veteran and a devout Liverpool fan.
Latest From Tomer Raanan
NTSB says Dali suffered two blackouts before leaving port
The 9,900 teu Dali suffered several blackouts in the hours before hitting the Francis Key Scott Bridge in Baltimore, according to the preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board, including two within ten hours before it left the port
Resurgent US-China trade tiff could bring more pain to ocean shipping
US President Joe Biden announced new tariffs on $18bn of Chinese goods, ranging from electric vehicles to ship-to-shore cranes. China swiftly blasted the move and promised to retaliate, raising the prospect of escalating tariffs
Baltimore channel reopening remains on track as salvors detonate bridge truss
Salvors successfully used explosive charges to remove parts of the bridge’s wreckage from the 9,900 teu Dali, a significant step in the efforts to refloat the vessel and reopen the channel. Baltimore’s federal channel remains on track to reopen by month’s end, Maryland Governor Wes Moore told reporters on Monday ahead of the controlled detonations
‘Buy America’: High international freight rates continue to buoy Jones Act tankers
Amid a potential takeover by Saltchuk Resources, OSG reported another strong quarter, with earnings growing 35% year on year. Chief executive Sam Norton said the high-rate environment for international tankers was supporting domestic transportation of fuels, boosting demand for Jones Act tankers
Palau defends actions in Dubai tug operator abandonments
The Palau registry is defending the actions it took in the Middle East Marine LLC seafarer abandonment cases. The Dubai tug operator was accused last week by the ITF of perpetrating the ‘worst case of serial seafarer abandonment ever seen’, while Palau was called out by the union for being unresponsive
High-flying Teekay Tankers primed for TMX pipeline boost
Mid-sized tanker specialist Teekay Tankers is primed to capitalise on the new TMX pipeline as emerging routes should boost demand for aframaxes. The company reported strong first-quarter earnings as it achieved near-record rates