No available information suggests that other ship owners, aside from NITC, are members of the club.

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Officially privatized in 2000, NITC is nonetheless much entwined with the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company, or NIOC.

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The NITC will create many jobs in Michigan and give the economy a much-needed shot in the arm.

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Each of these companies in turn was given ownership of one NITC vessel.

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The campaign against the NITC is being waged, unsurprisingly, by the owner of the present Ambassador Bridge, Manuel Maroun.

ECONOMIST: Infrastructure

Like the state oil company itself, NITC has so far escaped sanctions.

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The United States recently designated NITC as a government of Iran-owned entity, and the European Union sanctioned the company on similar grounds.

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In recent months, NITC has incorporated companies such as Anchor Shipping, Balm Shipping, and Camellia Shipping at the Singapore-based Tuvalu registry of international companies.

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For starters, Kish appears to insure only NITC vessels.

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Ostensibly privatized in the year 2000, NITC was bought by three Iranian pension funds: The State Retirement Fund (33%), the Social Security Organization (33%) and the Oil Employee Retirement and Saving Fund (34%).

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