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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Aerial view of a heavy loaded crude oil tanker traveling over open ocean during sunset time
News

Hedge Fund Beats Peers With Bets on Oil Tankers While Cutting AI

A Hong Kong hedge fund that outperformed peers says shipping stocks are a better trade than artificial intelligence, given the risks of tech companies

May 19, 2026
Total Views: 612

Monday, May 18, 2026
tanker at sea
Shipping

Iran Launches Bitcoin-Based Insurance Scheme for Ships Crossing Hormuz

Iran has started a Bitcoin-backed insurance service for Iranian shipping companies that want to transit the Strait of Hormuz, the semi-official Fars news

May 18, 2026
Total Views: 2313

Russia Expands LNG Dark Fleet With Four Tankers to Boost Exports
Energy

Russia Expands LNG Dark Fleet With Four Tankers to Boost Exports

Four liquefied natural gas tankers that until recently serviced Oman’s export plant are beginning to load fuel from a US-sanctioned Russian project, the

May 18, 2026
Total Views: 885

Sunday, May 17, 2026
The Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I arrives in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra
Shipping

Vietnam-Bound Supertanker Halted By US Navy Resumes Journey

By Weilun Soon May 16 (Bloomberg) –A Vietnam-bound supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude, which was halted by US forces days ago

May 17, 2026
Total Views: 2560

Cruise ship Ambition docked in Bordeaux after suspected gastroenteritis outbreak
Cruise Ships

Stomach Bugs, Not Hantavirus, Are A Bigger Threat On Cruises

By Annika Inampudi and Ignacio Gonzalez May 17, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Stomach bugs on cruise ships recently hit a nearly two-decade high as more people

May 17, 2026
Total Views: 1323

Saturday, May 16, 2026
A drone view shows the Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I arriving in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra
Shipping

Suezmax Tanker With Iraqi Crude Reaches India After Hormuz Transit

By Julian Lee and Prejula Prem May 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A Suezmax tanker identified as carrying Iraqi crude is approaching India after apparently

May 16, 2026
Total Views: 1015

A drone view shows the Russian-flagged tanker Bratsk, under U.S. sanctions for links to the Russian state-owned shipping company Sovcomflot, in Baniyas
Shipping

US Allows Russia Oil Sales Waiver To Expire Despite Tight Market

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy May 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration allowed a waiver that encouraged more Russian crude sales to lapse, even as

May 16, 2026
Total Views: 738

Friday, May 15, 2026
File photo of Hui Chuan research vessel underway in harbor
Featured

Iran Seizes Chinese-Owned ‘Floating Armory’ Ship Near Hormuz

Iran seized a Chinese-owned ship that’s one of a handful of so-called floating armories that operate in the region, according to two maritime security

May 15, 2026
Total Views: 18074

UAE Will Double Oil Export Capacity Bypassing Hormuz by 2027
Energy

UAE Will Double Oil Export Capacity Bypassing Hormuz by 2027

The United Arab Emirates will double its capacity to export crude oil bypassing the Strait of Hormuz by next year, as it seeks to reduce reliance on the

May 15, 2026
Total Views: 2710

Thursday, May 14, 2026
FILE PHOTO: China's President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026.
News

Trump Says China Offered Help on Iran

US President Donald Trump signaled China is willing to support negotiations with Iran, as he pushes for a diplomatic resolution to end the war and reopen the

May 14, 2026
Total Views: 1466

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Featured

Hormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers Exit

The number of supertankers hauling unsanctioned oil through the Strait of Hormuz has shown signs of rising in recent days, offering limited relief to an oil

May 14, 2026
Total Views: 15797

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam
Shipping

Two India-Bound LPG Tankers Add to Uptick in Hormuz Transits

Two India-bound vessels laden with cooking fuel from the Persian Gulf appear to have transited the Strait of Hormuz, making them the latest to exit despite

May 14, 2026
Total Views: 430

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
At the Port of Gabes, cargo ships load phosphate, an ingredient in agricultural fertilizers.
Shipping

Africa’s Farmers Brace for Food Crisis as Hormuz Fertilizer Flows Collapse

Landlocked and surrounded by richer, more powerful neighbors, Malawi has long been a victim of geography and economics. It now finds itself at the sharp end of

May 13, 2026
Total Views: 753

U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transit the Strait of Hormuz during heightened tensions with Iran in a photo released by U.S. Central Command on May 7, 2026
Shipping

Iran-Linked LPG Tanker Sails Past US Navy’s Blockade Line

A liquefied petroleum gas carrier, which has previously ferried Iranian cargoes, has sailed past the blockade boundary announced last month by the US

May 13, 2026
Total Views: 1255

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Supply-Chain Stress That Peaked in Covid Heads Higher Again
Shipping

Supply-Chain Stress That Peaked in Covid Heads Higher Again

(Bloomberg) — The impact of the energy crisis on the global economy in recent months is showing up in gauges of supply-chain stress that flashed red

May 12, 2026
Total Views: 941

vlcc tanker u-turn
Shipping

Iraqi Supertanker Pulls Back From U.S. Hormuz Blockade

The Strait of Hormuz remains largely shuttered, with Iran-linked vessels dominating what little traffic is moving across the waterway. An Iraqi supertanker’s

May 12, 2026
Total Views: 3836

Iran War Ceasefire Fragile as US Rejects Tehran’s Latest Offer
News

Iran War Ceasefire Fragile as US Rejects Tehran’s Latest Offer

Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remained at a standstill on Tuesday, with oil rising after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest offer

May 12, 2026
Total Views: 546

Monday, May 11, 2026
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) sails in the Arabian Sea during Operation Epic Fury, March 18, 2026
Shipping

U.S. Navy Faces Rising Costs for Hormuz Missions With Strait Still Blocked

As long as the Strait of Hormuz remains unsettled, the US Navy faces millions of dollars in extra costs each time it sends a destroyer through the waterway,

May 11, 2026
Total Views: 3872

Sunday, May 10, 2026
First Qatar LNG Shipment Moves Through Hormuz Since War Started
Energy

First Qatar LNG Shipment Moves Through Hormuz Since War Started

By Stephen Stapczynski and Weilun Soon (Bloomberg) A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from Qatar appears to have transited the Strait of Hormuz, marking

May 10, 2026
Total Views: 1269

Friday, May 8, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026
News

Trump’s Iran Strategy Collides with Hormuz Reality

President Donald Trump has changed his approach as he tries to end the war against Iran: reopen the Strait of Hormuz at all costs and leave thorny negotiations

May 8, 2026
Total Views: 2648