Tomer Raanan
Maritime Risk Analyst
Tomer Raanan is a maritime risk analyst at Lloyd’s List, where his reporting explores how geopolitics and regulation shape seaborne commerce, and how deceptive and high-risk practices are used to evade sanctions and facilitate illicit trade.
In 2024, Tomer was named ‘Multimedia Journalist of the Year’ by the Seahorse Freight Association for uncovering a sanctions-skirting LPG shipping network tied to the owner of a London café.
Before joining Lloyd’s List in 2022 as senior reporter, he worked for a decade in private security.
Latest From Tomer Raanan
Shadow fleet dominates Hormuz crossings as Iran ramps up bypass loadings
As the Middle East crisis enters its second week, the picture of who is willing to transit and who isn’t is becoming clear: shadow fleet tankers are passing through, with compliant passes mostly limited to Dynacom. Meanwhile, a vessel has loaded in Iran’s Jask terminal south of the strait for only the fifth time in five years
Sanctioned tanker laden with flammable gas runs Hormuz gauntlet
An Iran-trading VLGC was transiting eastwards through Hormuz on Friday morning. LPG carries typically carry highly flammable propane and butane, making the already high-risk transit even more dangerous
Trump’s escort announcement met with scepticism as traffic trickles through Strait of Hormuz
President Trump’s announced plan to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz and provide war risk insurance has been met with scepticism by the shipping industry, which is awaiting further details. Meanwhile a limited number of vessels, mainly Greek-owned, are continuing to pass through the strait
US signals U-turn on naval convoys to restart Hormuz transits
The US had ruled out naval protection for tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to industry officials. By Tuesday evening US President Donald Trump had reversed that call offering Navy escorts ‘as soon as possible’ and financial guarantees for maritime trade
Gas loadings continue in Iran despite Hormuz halt
Vessels continued loading oil and gas in Iran on Monday as war in the Middle East raged on, although traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted. However, at least a handful of Iran-trading LPG carriers that arrived at the region since the war began have dropped anchor south of the strait
Shipowners weigh up risk of dark Hormuz transits
A small minority of tanker owners have already indicated they are ready to transit the Strait of Hormuz at night with AIS switched off