GULF SHIPPING

US Naval Escort of Reflagged Kuwaiti Tankers About ot Start; Iran Attacks French Cargo Ship

The necessary procedural steps to reflag two of the 11 Kuwaiti tankers have been completed and the escort operation by the US navy is expected to start imminently. Meanwhile, Iranian gunboats have attacked a French cargo vessel and Iraq has bombed three Iranian oil installations in the Gulf.

The US Coast Guard announced on 16 July that inspections and paperwork had been finalized on...