Thirteen of the owner’s 42 crudetankers have been delayed in transit since the middle of October, accordingto a report from the newswire.

Four NITC ships are presentlyidling with Iranian crude cargoes on board, with four others switching offtheir trackers and presumed anchored, Bloomberg explains, according to a reportposted on its website.

“Iran is finding it harder toplace cargoes,” said IHS researcher Richard Hurley.

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