U.S. Imposes Venezuela Sanctions on shippers, tankers

May 10, 2019

File Image: AdobeStock / © Renaschild
File Image: AdobeStock / © Renaschild

The United States has imposed sanctions on two shipping companies and two tankers involved in trade with Venezuela, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday.

The two companies are based in Marshall Islands and Liberia, and both tankers have Panama flags, the Treasury said in a statement on its website.


Reporting by Makini Brice

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