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
Ofac continues Iranian LPG crackdown with fresh sanctions
Fresh US sanctions target a UAE-based network shipping Iranian LPG
US sanctions and blockade drive Iran’s LPG fleet deeper into the shadows
Sanctions on Iran’s LPG fleet have expanded rapidly since late last year. The fleet’s tactics have adapted and shifted amid the crackdown, but the US blockade has seen shipments plummet
One in every six Strait of Hormuz transits is fraudulently flagged
One in six vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz since March 1 has been flying a fraudulent flag
Adani Enterprises settles alleged sanctions violations for $275m
Adani Enterprises Limited has agreed to pay $275m to resolve potential civil liability arising from apparent violations of US sanctions on Iran, relating to the importation of Iranian LPG
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%