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Daily Briefing 12 June 2026
As Hormuz saga twists and turns, crude tanker rates stabilise at lofty levels | Artificial intelligence hasn’t killed marine underwriting... yet | IMO’s Dominguez urges owners to engage more as frustration over green regulation grows
Daily Briefing 11 June 2026
Better AI model evaluation approaches needed for risk pricing | Flag purge fails to dent Cameroon’s shadow fleet hub status | Nuclear hype continues, but its path to a business case is unclear
Daily Briefing 10 June 2026
Quarter of mainstream tankers have exited Gulf but over 160 ships still marooned | Non-Iranian Gulf traders increasingly rely on dark transits | The fear was that Trump policies would stifle US imports, yet demand endures
Daily Briefing 9 June 2026
From TACO to NACHO: The pricing logic behind the tanker stock rout | Choose your fighter: New IMO plans set up carbon pricing showdown | Hormuz crisis still pumping up Panama Canal transits as El Niño threat looms
Daily Briefing 8 June 2026
Importers frontload now to avert higher fuel surcharges and tariff bills later | Russia challenges ship insurance rules as pressure on shadow fleet intensifies | $300bn in carbon taxes? Really?
Daily Briefing 5 June 2026
US sanctions and blockade drive Iran’s LPG fleet deeper into the shadows | Iranian crude exports collapse under US naval blockade | Alternative fuel boxship newbuild orders stall as focus shifts to feeder fleet replacement
Daily Briefing 4 June 2026
Stranded ships start to move as quiet US overwatch spurs Hormuz exits | Panama reflagging explodes as China detentions hit new highs | UAE to auction seized tankers at centre of identity theft scam
Daily Briefing 3 June 2026
Sinokor’s buying spree pulls three former shadow fleet tankers into the light | Liberia tweaks its tax-free IMO plan as Greek shipowners press their offensive against net zero | Tankers dominate coordination with PGSA for safe crossings as truce talks stall
Daily Briefing 2 June 2026
Trump tariffs poised to ramp up again soon, another wildcard for shipping | ABS chief warns of widening gap between innovation and real world operability | New Chinese valuation platform eyes VesselsValue and Clarksons’ turf
Daily Briefing 1 June 2026
Ambition through pragmatism: Why shipping’s decarbonisation push isn’t dead yet | Hormuz crisis side effect: a sharp rise in container shipping rates | Crude price spike from Hormuz crisis is approaching, warns ExxonMobil exec
Daily Briefing 29 May 2026
Cosco arranges vessel exit as Chinese ships stream out of Hormuz | Atlantic MR tankers lose all their Hormuz rate gains and more | US sanctions PGSA after reported new strikes on Iran
Daily Briefing 28 May 2026
Solong owners can cap liability at around $21m, High Court rules | Laskaridis: A legacy of diversity | Greek tanker tally at shipyards continues to rise
Daily Briefing 27 May 2026
Hormuz reopening? Shipping isn’t holding its breath | October trial set for Mercuria v Baltic Exchange fight over Hormuz benchmarks | Tanker rates surprisingly normal as epic Hormuz crisis nears three-month mark
Daily Briefing 25 May 2026
Gulf states call on governments to reject PGSA’s Hormuz route as Iran eyes tolls with Oman | Hormuz crisis surprise: how VLCC rates stayed at $100K per day | Slow progress on sanctioned scrapping despite US approval for four vessels
Daily Briefing 22 May 2026
Iran’s shadow fleet exercising caution, but has not completely abandoned market | Lloyd’s takes big hit for Hormuz loss of hire claims | Dry bulk near multiyear highs on strong demand and Hormuz crisis side effects
Daily Briefing 21 May 2026
Singapore escrow freeze disrupts ship deals amid US sanctions crackdown | India’s maritime insurance pool won’t replace IG P&Is but will aid in uncertainty | VLGC rates and stocks boom amid shut-in of Middle East supply
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