Maritime conference in Kuala Lumpur has reignited the long-standing question of whether user states should contribute more to maintaining one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes

Rising arbitrage windows leave room for freight rates to grow as Europe contends with diesel shortages

Higher costs have been a key deterrent for buyers despite global supply constraints with the Middle East Gulf conflict showing no signs of slowing

Iraq’s state oil marketer has denied any link to sanctioned tanker Binary Star, after Lloyd’s List Intelligence analysis indicated the vessel was spoofing its position off Iraq while operating under a false Nicaragua flag

Saudi and Emirati shipping continue to find themselves in Iranian crosshairs, as two seafarers have been confirmed as killed on a tanker attacked in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week

Clyde & Co draws comparison between Strait of Hormuz crisis and 1956 Suez closure, which saw cases come to court many years later

Key Asian economies are re-evaluating crude-procurement strategies as the Hormuz crisis exposes supply chain vulnerabilities

US strikes on Iranian mine-laying assets and two reported government tankers have signalled a potentially significant escalation in maritime deterrence, as Washington appears to adopting a new ‘tanker-for-tanker’ response to attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

The Baltic Exchange will stick to the status quo on Middle East Gulf freight benchmarks for the time being, after long-awaited consultation feedback highlighted concerns with its proposed changes

Security has overtaken decarbonisation as shipping’s foremost concern at SMM Hamburg, but industry leaders warn that regulatory uncertainty surrounding the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework is already undermining investment in the energy transition