Iraq seeks to buy crude oil tankers to handle shipments beyond Strait of Hormuz: INA

Iraqi Oil Tankers Co. aims to purchase and own crude oil tankers, allowing it to ship crude beyond the Strait of Hormuz rather than offloading it to buyers at Basrah port, the state-run Iraqi News Agency reported Oct. 3, citing Ali Qais, the company's director general. The first shipment of Iraqi crude, using the company's ...