Strait of Hormuz crisis
Non-Iranian bulker traffic through Hormuz holds firm despite security risks
Non-Iranian bulk carrier traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at roughly double pre-ceasefire levels despite renewed security threats, as operators continue moving essential cargoes and adapt to shifting regional trade flows
Chinese crude imports edge higher as MEG flows rebound
September China-bound loadings hit a crisis-era high, signalling stronger crude arrivals ahead
‘Plenty’ of seafarers as well as shipowners ready to brave high-risk routes
Malta summit hears that many owners and crews will run the gauntlet of missile and drone attacks for higher earnings, even as industry’s top regulator urges caution
Global crude exports have recovered from Hormuz crisis, but can it last?
Seven months after the Hormuz crisis began, global crude flows have finally normalised, but the rebound’s sustainability is uncertain, and there is nothing normal about the crude tanker freight market
Drone strikes in Nato waters leave crew missing as Black Sea threat widens
One cargoship sank with all crew missing and another was abandoned after reported drone attacks in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, prompting warnings that threats to merchant shipping are spreading beyond waters immediately off Ukraine
Middle East Gulf product loadings rebound but lag crude recovery amid refinery outages
More CPP is being shipped to Fujairah for re-export or transferred via STS outside Hormuz and in the Gulf of Kutch near India’s Jamnagar refining hub
Tanker rates, already higher than most imagined possible, just spiked again
Crude tanker markets hit a tipping point in mid-September, surging to a new level as more crude exited the Strait of Hormuz. Over the past three days, rates crossed another tipping point, spiking even higher due to the lagged global ‘cascade’ effect
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Dynacom-operated tanker hit in Hormuz as Iran maintains closure demands
Liberia-flagged Lipsi sustained engine room damage in the latest Hormuz attack, while Tehran said the strait would remain closed until its conditions were met
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