Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Better known as a tourist drawcard, the Cook Islands operates one of the fastest-growing shipping registries in the world (William ...

(AFP) – Dozens of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the tropical South Pacific to cover their tracks, an AFP analysis of ...

A "shadow fleet" of 19 tankers suspected of smuggling oil for Russia and Iran was flagged by New Zealand with Cook Islands authorities in 2024, according to a confidential list obtained by AFP. The ...

Better known as a tourist drawcard, the Cook Islands operates one of the fastest-growing shipping registries in the world The Cook Islands' shipping registry is nestled next to a pizza shop on the ...

Better known as a tourist drawcard, the Cook Islands operates one of the fastest-growing shipping registries in the world - Copyright AFP William WEST Better known as ...