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
An aria of evasion: leaked papers sing sanction-skirting song of Sea Opera
The paper trail behind a ship-to-ship transfer of Iran-origin LPG shows how shippers, owners and agents orchestrate the movement of sanctioned cargoes
LA/LB cargo volumes near record levels ahead of upcoming tariff ‘headache’
The strong run for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continued in October, with both ports reporting record volumes. Combined, the two ports reported their second-strongest month ever
BW LPG renews fleet with $135m worth of deals in ‘firm’ S&P market
BW LPG is renewing its fleet with a $65m sale of an older VLGC and a $69.8m purchase of newer, chartered-in tonnage. Jefferies shipping analyst Omar Nokta noted that the sale price illustrates firmness in the VLGC sale and purchase market despite lower spot rates
EU expands sanctions framework, designates IRISL and three Russian companies
The European Council has introduced measures targeting the transfer of arms and military-related components from Iran to Russia, and designated the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, its director, and three Russian shipping companies
US announces $580m in port grants
The Biden administration has announced nearly $580m for 31 port improvement projects in 15 states and one territory
Port of Montreal operations to resume on Saturday
Operations at the port of Montreal’s box terminals are set to resume Saturday morning after a Canadian labour tribunal ordered an end to work stoppages on the government’s instructions