More than 20 ships carrying around one million tonnes of grain are stuck outside...
LONDON/DUBAI - More than 20 ships carrying around one million tonnes of grain are stuck outside Iranian ports as U.S. sanctions create payment problems and hamper the country’s efforts to import vital commodities, sources directly involved in the trade said.
But the U.S. measures targeting everything from oil sales to shipping and financial activities have deterred several foreign banks from doing any Iranian business, including humanitarian deals such as food shipments. “There are no restrictions on humanitarian business, but you can’t get paid for it,” one European source said. “You can be waiting for months to get a payment.”
Separate U.S. sanctions imposed in September on Iran’s central bank - following attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia that U.S. officials blamed on Tehran - have added to difficulties with transactions.“Some small banks that we used to work with have informed us that they will no longer do business with us,” he added, declining to name the banks.
Of the vessels still anchored, at least 20 dry bulk ships were waiting outside Bandar Imam Khomeini, Refinitiv data showed. A further two vessels had managed to discharge their cargoes after waiting for weeks, the data showed. Suppliers have been left with additional costs, known as demurrage, of up to $15,000 a day as they wait to unload.
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