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
Barbados will keep Qualship 21 status despite flagging US-sanctioned vessels
The US Coast Guard says Barbados’ decision to continue flagging US-sanctioned vessels will not affect the registry’s status in the US Coast Guard’s Qualship 21 programme, while the State Department noted that entities providing support to blocked vessels ‘expose themselves to potential sanctions actions’
Petredec offloads stake in Carib LPG
Petredec is selling its 60% in LPG operator and trader Carib LPG, which it co-founded in 1991, to Panamanian business group Tropical Energies and Windward Investment, the investment arm of co-founding Lewis family
FMC investigating Spanish government over alleged banning of US-flagged vessels
The FMC is investigating whether Spain’s refusal to let ‘certain vessels, including US-flagged vessels’, call at its ports resulted in ‘conditions unfavourable to shipping in the foreign trade of the United States’. It warned that it can ‘levy significant remedies’ if it finds that to be the case
Sanctioned insurer Ingosstrakh seeks to address ‘misleading and unfounded allegations’
‘In keeping with industry best practices, Ingosstrakh does not insure any sanctioned vessels or vessels engaged in sanctionable activities,’ said Ingosstrakh, adding that it removed over 100 vessels between 2022-2024, ‘underscoring its commitment to responsible underwriting practices’
GSL confirms boxship quartet acquisition
New York-listed Greek containership lessor Global Ship Lease has confirmed the acquisition of a 9,115 teu boxship quartet
Iranian oil keeps flowing ahead of expected return to ‘maximum pressure’
Despite a substantial tightening of sanctions this year, Iran’s oil exports are headed to their highest levels since prohibitions were reimposed by the Trump administration in 2019