SHANA -- The CEO of the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) said that SABITI, an NITC-owned oil tanker which was hit by two missiles on Friday morning, was en route home and would arrive in Iran within 9 or 10 days. Nasrollah Sardashti said the vessel would reach Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in 24 hours. The oil tanker is believed to have been stricken ...

SHANA -- The CEO of the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) said no ship nor any authority had responded to distress messages of the blast-hit Iranian tanker in the Red Sea. According to Al-alam, Nasrollah Sardashti said that the tanker would change its route in the sea. SABITI, an Iranian oil tanker owned by NITC, was hit by two blasts at ...

Bloomberg - Iran said missiles that struck one of its oil tankers in the Red Sea probably came from Saudi Arabia, marking the latest escalation in a tit-for-tat conflict between the two Middle Eastern powers that has roiled energy markets. The incident, which caused an oil spill and a 2.3% jump in crude prices, comes weeks after a devastating attack ...

Tehran Times - Managing Director of National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) said renovation of the tanker fleet is a priority and the infrastructure is being prepared for constructing oil tankers inside the country based on international standards. In an interview conducted by ISNA, Nasrollah Sardashti said that NITC currently owns 60 vessels of ...

MNA CEO of the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) Nasrollah Sardashti said that the Sanchi case would be investigated in the court within the next five months. He made the remark on the sidelines of the 1st commemoration ceremony of Sanchi martyrs, held in Hosseiniyah Ershad on Thursday Jan. 10. The case of accident between Iranian and Chinese ...

TEHRAN, May 11 (Shana) -- Commercial Director of the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) Nasrollah Sardashti said that this company is ready to re-start carrying Irans oil to Europe. "We expect that first Iranian oil tankers start their travel to European ports in June 2016," he added. The official said that NITC has done enough preparations ...

TEHRAN, April 05 (Shana) - An Iranian oil tanker has called at an African port for the first time since the removal of US-led sanctions on Tehran's nuclear program, an official said. Nasrollah Sardashti, director of commerce at National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), said NITC's first tanker has berthed in Africa and the company is prepared to enter ...

TEHRAN, March 2 (Shana) Director of commerce in the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) said that the firms vessels will sail into Europes waters in coming months adding that it has held numerous rounds of talks with major oil companies in Tehran. Nasrollah Sardashti made the statement in his speech at the Marine Money conference in Hamburg,...

Irans largest oil tanker company says it is envisioning an international listing of its shares just as it prepares for its first sail to the European Union since 2012. Nasrollah Sardashti, commercial director of the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), told The Wall Street Journal that the company is considering seeking qualification to list ...