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 gas tankers steam to the fraudulent flag of Angola
Angola has emerged as a flag of choice for US-sanctioned gas carriers moving Iranian LPG, with at least 14 LPG tankers broadcasting via AIS their affiliation with the fraudulent registry this month. Most vessels are linked to networks in the orbits of Iranian oil and shipping magnates Seyed Assadolah Emamjomeh and Hossein Shamkhani
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz falls further
As attacks surged in the Middle East Gulf last week, traffic volumes dropped massively, by about 59%
Shipping unconvinced by US ‘Project Freedom’ as Hormuz remains closed
Shipowners and insurers report the US‑led ‘Project Freedom’ has not provided sufficient clarity or credible protection to justify resuming transits through the Strait of Hormuz
Iran escalates aggression on shipping as ‘Project Freedom’ underway
The commencement of ‘Project Freedom’ has seen Iran escalate its threats to commercial shipping and move to further solidify control of the Strait of Hormuz
Hengli Petrochemical’s shares plunge on US sanctions despite denial of trade with Iran
The US sanction of Hengli has deepened shipping’s compliance dilemma, as complicated geopolitical tensions continue to fracture global trade
US stresses effectiveness of blockade based on impact to Iran’s economy
The US is assessing the effectiveness of the blockade by its impact on Iran’s economy, according to a US defence official, who stressed that vessels transiting past the blockade can be intercepted outside the region