Tanker arrives at rebel port

A tanker has arrived in Libya’s rebel-held port of Marsa el-Hariga to load up a shipment of oil for export, potentially giving opponents of Muammar Gaddafi crucial funding amid escalating violence.

The Equator tanker, which can carry a million barrels of oil, was chartered by Geneva-based oil trader Vitol SA, according to London-based shipping data provider Lloyd’s Intelligence.