reflagging Iran oil tankers TANZANIA HAS SAID a shipping agent based in Dubai had reflagged 36 Iranian oil tankers with the Tanzanian flag without the country's knowledge and approval and that it was now in the process of de-registering the vessels after an investigation revealed that they were originally from Iran.
Tanzania confirms
The National Iranian Tanker Company changed the names and flags of many of its oil tankers ahead of an EU ban, part of sweeping economic measures aimed at pressuring Tehran to end its nuclear programme that included swapping Maltese and Cypriot flags for Tuvalu and Tanzanian ones. The ships flying Tanzania's flag were re-flagged by Zanzibar, which has claimed it was misled by its Dubai-based agent, Philtex, and would end its contract with that firm. The Zanzibar government is in the process of de-registering the ships and terminating its agency contract with Philtex after establishing that Iranian ships are flying the Tanzanian flag. The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs has accused both Tanzania and Tuvalu of reflagging at least six and possibly as many at 10 tankers, saying it was helping Iran evade US and European Union sanctions.
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NEW RANGITOTO WHARF
WORK BEGAN ON September 18, on a fourteen month construction project to build a $5.5m wharf at Wharf Bay on the southern coast of the island, for the 100,000 people who visit Rangitoto and Motutapu annually. The wharf will have a lifespan of at least 100 years and is designed to be usable in all sailable weather including prevailing winds, and by more vessels at once, thanks to its double landing design. The wharf-head's positioning will significantly reduce the number of ferries forced to travel further on to Islington Bay Wharf in adverse weather.
The wharf will be closed until at least October 19, over that period the Fullers ferry will be diverted to the Islington Bay wharf with all sailings and the Volcanic Explorer Tour on the island operating as normal. Jonathan Miles, Auckland Area Manager for the Department of Conservation says: "There's increased interest in Rangitoto and Motutapu, with visitors eager to experience these islands now we've removed animal pests such as rats, stoats and possums enabling us to release endangered native birds on the islands. We've ensured the new wharf caters for further increases in visitor numbers, as well as variable vessel sizes and schedules."
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