Tanzania: Zanzibar confirms registering foreign tankers
The Zanzibar government confirmed it had registered 11 oil tanker companies which were formerly registered in Malta and Cyprus and accused the media of misleading the public.Earlier this week some newspapers, including The Citizen, published reports that an Iranian oil tanker company had renamed at least 10 of its vessels and replaced their flags with Tanzanian ones, news that sent shockwaves through the country's leadership.A statement read by Zanzibar minister for Infrastructure and Communication Hamad Masoud Hamad yesterday to the House of Representatives said owners of the eleven companies were nationals of British Virgin Islands and Seychelles.He named the ships as Daisy with a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 81479 registered in Malta, Justice (GRT 164241) registered in Cyprus, Magnolia (GRT 81479) also formerly registered in Malta.Other ships are Courage (GRT 163660) owned by Courage Shipping Co. Ltd, Freedom (GRT 163660) also owned by Freedom shipping Co. Ltd, Valor (GRT 160930) owned by Valor Shipping Co. Ltd and Leadership (GRT 164241) owned by Leadership Shipping Co. Ltd. All these were formerly registered in Cyprus.Mr Hamad also named Companion (GRT 164241) owned by Companion Shipping Co. Ltd, Camellia (GRT 81479) owned by Camellia Shipping Co. Ltd, Clove (GRT 81479) owned by ...
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