US judge grants Vitol’s motion to arrest Iran-owned, US-sanctioned gas carrier Tinos I
- US Marshalls instructed to arrest vessel after court finds conditions for in-rem arrest of VLGC Tinos I exist
- Vitol says it is owed $1.8m in overpaid hire and unpaid bunkers
- Ofac sanctioned Tinos I and its ultimate owner, Iranian-British national Meisam Emamjomeh, in April
- Vessel arrived at Houston anchorage in June 2024, but never loaded a cargo
Arrest warrant marks the latest chapter in the extraordinary saga of Tinos I, which arrived in Houston on its maiden voyage in June 2024 and was sanctioned in April
