Shadow fleet dominates Hormuz crossings as Iran ramps up bypass loadings | More Chinese-linked vessels broadcast identity to transit Hormuz, but tankers stay away | Hormuz crisis highlights shipping’s new operating reality, says SSA president

Chinese bulker’s Hormuz run sparks interest but not a rush yet | No large tankers tracked entering the Middle East Gulf | Customs ordered to refund $166bn in tariffs but it can’t comply (yet)

P&I clubs hit Middle East war risk buyback deadline, but pricing not cheap | They all said Hormuz closure would be brief. What if they were wrong? | Red Sea return dashed by war in Middle East

Trump’s escort announcement met with scepticism as traffic trickles through Strait of Hormuz | Panama-Liberia revised NZF proposal suggests US deal is possible | No, P&I clubs have not ‘cancelled war risk cover’

US signals U-turn on naval convoys to restart Hormuz transits | US, UK and Israeli ships charged three times more than others for Middle East war cover | Around 200 compliant tankers stranded as Strait of Hormuz closure freezes Gulf traffic

Strait of Hormuz transits collapse as shipping’s risk appetite is tested | Shipowners weigh up risk of dark Hormuz transits | Gulf liner trades seize up as carriers retreat from Hormuz and wider disruption looms

Tankers shun Strait of Hormuz as total vessel traffic plunges | Middle East port suspend operations amid fears of attacks | Iran attacks prompt Red Sea rethink as box shipping exits Strait of Hormuz | Trading houses suspend oil shipments | Maritime warning zone in place as US and Israel launch ‘massive’ strikes on Iran

China’s grip on global container trade deepens as export routes diversify | One in three Baltic tanker transits are covered by Russian insurance | DNV plots a rocky road to onboard carbon capture

Shadow tanker plausibly reverts to compliant trade after Venezuela loading | Are $200K-per-day VLCC rates just the beginning for this tanker rally? | NGOs sue EU Commission over green taxonomy

Slow pace of tariff refunds could mute container shipping upside | Container front-loading rush unlikely as China opposes tariffs and Asia remains cautious | Case closed? Vitol and Tinos I owners end litigation

Trump’s Supreme Court defeat could make future tariffs even worse | Venezuela’s shadow fleet sits idle after US intervention | EU fails to agree maritime services ban and delays sanctions package

Trump swiftly replaces lost IEEPA tariffs but new levies are far less flexible | Sinokor’s tonnage grab to redefine tanker market dynamics as sellers hand over VLCCs | Demand for shadow fleet scrapping is growing but regulators are not moving

Flag states rush to flush out fake registries in build up to IMO meeting | Tanker execs parse Iran, Venezuela and ‘seismic’ Sinokor strategy | Watering down the NZF would sabotage green goals, GMF warns

Red Sea traffic slows under seasonal challenges and increased security risk | Zim workers take strike action following Hapag-Lloyd takeover | Nordic Plan war risk policies may not protect ships against state seizure

VLCC rates hit new cycle high as geopolitics buoys sentiment | Red Sea dark transits at two-year high | Russia ramps up retaliatory rhetoric ahead of EU sanctions decision

Hapag-Lloyd confirms $4bn takeover of Zim | Madagascar flags fraudulent ship scam | Battling 10-metre waves and 100 mph winds: the MSC Baltic III story