Published
Dec 16, 2025 8:06 PM by
The Maritime Executive
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump declared a naval blockade on all sanctioned tankers transiting to and from Venezuela. The declaration turns the seizure of a single tanker into an explicit policy, with significant implications for Venezuela's oil exports - already grinding to a halt from the implicit threat of interdiction. "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest armada ever assembled in the history of South America. It will only get bigger," Trump said. "I am ordering a total and complete...
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