The week in charts: Flag hopping accelerates as shadow fleet matures | Ofac sanctions hit Iranian LPG shadow fleet | Carriers will need convincing before Red Sea return
- Over 70% of ships sanctioned this year have reflagged. More than 20% have reflagged twice and 7% three times or more
- Largest Ofac targeting of Iran’s LPG fleet ensnares about 14 LPG carriers, including 11 very large gas carriers, about a fifth of all Iran-linked VLGCs
- Analysts admit there is a long way to go before vessels return to the Red Sea en masse
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