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US seizes Iranian boxship for breaching blockade
Tehran has denounced the US seizure of an Iran-flagged boxship as ‘armed maritime piracy’, with its military headquarters promising a swift response and signalling tighter control over the Strait of Hormuz
Making reality meet the requirements
Maritime regulation and technology are moving at a rapid pace along parallel tracks towards decarbonisation. Jan-Erik Räsänen, chief technology officer of the RINA-owned Finnish ship design and engineering company Foreship, believes that batteries can power us towards a solution
Strait of Hormuz crisis
Iranian tankers pivot and pause voyages amid US clampdown
On Thursday, the US expanded its blockade terms claiming the right to seize Iran-linked vessels anywhere beyond neutral waters. The government also released details of where the blockade line falls
How do you transit through the Strait of Hormuz?
We bring you insider insight into how vessels are making the trip through the chokepoint from our outlook event in Mumbai, featuring key figures of the Indian shipping community
Spotlight
Oil industry scheme may have to pay for uninsured shadow fleet spill
Sanctioned ships simply not envisaged under 1992 IOPC convention
Shadow fleet ships slip back to mainstream trades
The reintegration of several ships into compliant trade offers a first glance at what the shadow fleet exit strategy could be, but there are no expectations of a widespread, sustained reversion
What to look out for in 2026
Lloyd’s List editor-in-chief Richard Meade and APAC editor Cichen Shen point out the key issues to watch as shipping enters one of its most turbulent years yet
Annual Outlook 2026
The disruptive forces that have allowed shipping markets to defy economic gravity thus far are not going to last forever. Click here to view the full report
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