October 21, 2025
Iran-Flagged Tankers Briefly End, Then Resume, AIS Dark Activity
Many Iran-flagged tankers simultaneously ended a sustained period of dark activity for three days, starting October 12, only for most of the fleet to resume the deceptive shipping practice 48 hours later. Of the 88 tankers flying the Iranian flag (most belonging to the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), 52 were transmitting AIS signals between...
