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
Tit-for-tat tariffs threat looms over VLGC market
‘We are mindful of a volatile political environment, but we’re hopeful that our trade will not be disrupted by a possible tariff tit-for-tat,’ says Dorian LPG chief executive John Hadjipateras
Eurobulk fined $1.125m in US pollution case
Greece-based Eurobulk was fined $1.125m on Wednesday after pleading guilty to violating US pollution laws
Chinese chief engineer sentenced to US prison in ‘magic pipe’ case
A Chinese national was sentenced to three months in US prison for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and obstructing proceedings
D’Amico steams ahead with chartered-in tonnage acquisitions
Italy’s d’Amico International Shipping is pushing ahead with its plans to acquire chartered-in tonnage. The company announced on Monday it has exercised a purchase option on a 2019-built LR1, its fifth acquisition in less than a year
Stolt-Nielsen buys out fellow stakeholders in Avenir LNG
Stolt-Nielsen has agreed to acquire the Avenir LNG shares held by fellow owners Golar LNG and Aequitas. Following the transaction’s closing, Stolt-Nielsen will own 94.7% in the LNG bunkering vessel owner
Frosty temperatures send chill through VLGC freight market
The Baltic Exchange BLPG Index is down 12.1% this week, in line with seasonal patterns amid frosty temperatures along the US Gulf and much of the nation. However, the index did gain back a bit of territory as markets closed on Friday, with mixed rate movements across the three main routes