attacksonthetankerfleet

The petrodollar system faces growing threats amid the military conflict in the Middle East. This global mechanism requires countries to use the American currency to purchase energy resources.
This structure creates a constant international demand for the dollar. Historically, it strengthens the dollar's status as the main global reserve currency.

The Chinese citizen, the captain of the tanker Boracay detained by the French Navy, was absent from the court in France. Chen Zhangzhe is required to pay a fine of 150,000 euros. He has been sentenced to imprisonment.

The correctional court of the city of Brest in western France sentenced 39-year-old Chinese citizen Chen Zhangzhe - the captain of the tanker Boracay detained by the French Navy, allegedly part of the "shadow fleet" of the Russian Federation - to one year in prison. In addition, Chen must pay a fine of 150,000 euros, reported the AFP agency on Monday, March 30.

According to the Turkish Minister of Transport Uraloglu, a tanker with Russian oil, operated by a Turkish shipping company, was attacked by an unmanned surface vehicle. The target was the engine room of the vessel.

In the Black Sea, a tanker of a Turkish shipping company, loaded with Russian oil, was attacked. "We assume that the attack was carried out not by a drone, but by an unmanned surface vehicle," said Turkish Minister of Transport Abdulkadir Uraloglu on Thursday, March 26, on the air of the 24 TV channel.

Iran has allowed Malaysian ships blocked in the Persian Gulf to return home via the Strait of Hormuz. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing a statement from Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the President of Iran for granting the right for early passage [of ships],” emphasized Anwar Ibrahim. “We are currently in the process of ensuring the safe return of Malaysian oil tankers and the people working on them.”