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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
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FILE PHOTO: Container vessel Maersk Hangzhou sails in the Wielingen channel, Westerschelde, Netherlands, July 15, 2018. Rene van Quekelberghe/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Featured

Maersk Keeping Strait of Hormuz Transits Suspended as Ceasefire Confidence Wavers

A.P. Moller – Maersk said Tuesday it is continuing to avoid transits through the Strait of Hormuz amid uncertainty surrounding the fragile ceasefire

May 12, 2026
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STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 3, 2023) A screenshot of a video showing fast-attack craft from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy swarming Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi as it transits the Strait of Hormuz, May 3, 2023. U.S. Navy Photo
Defense

Bing, Bing, Gone: Is Trump Underestimating Iran’s Fast Attack Craft?

President Donald Trump’s latest social media bravado about Iranian “fast attack ships” may play well online, but maritime security experts and even the

May 12, 2026
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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
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National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMV) under construction at Hanwha Philly Shipyard
News

America’s Nuclear Shipping Revival Is About More Than Reactors

Sean Duffy’s MARAD initiative may look like another Trump-era energy dominance announcement, but beneath the politics lies a serious industrial question:

May 12, 2026
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Containership Dali entangled with destroyed baltimore bridge
Accidents

Foreign Operators of M/V Dali Indicted Over Fatal Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Federal prosecutors have brought criminal charges against the foreign ship management companies and a technical superintendent tied to the catastrophic

May 12, 2026
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Monday, May 11, 2026
Fire and thick black smoke rise from the Iranian-linked tanker Sea Star III near Bandar-e Jask in the Gulf of Oman days after the vessel was reportedly disabled by a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet during blockade enforcement operations.
News

Photos Appear to Show Fire Aboard Iranian VLCC Disabled by U.S. Navy

New images circulating online appear to show damage and an active fire aboard the Iranian tanker Sea Star III days after the vessel was disabled by a U.S.

May 11, 2026
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Guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) enforces the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports against M/T Stream after it attempted to sail to an Iranian port,
News

Trump’s Economic Fury Targets Iranian Oil Network as U.S. Expands Pressure Campaign

The Trump administration on Monday unveiled a sweeping new round of sanctions targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) global oil network,

May 11, 2026
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Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat
News

Aramco Ramped East-West Pipeline to Maximum as Hormuz Shipping Crisis Deepened

Saudi oil giant Saudi Aramco says the Strait of Hormuz disruption has become a stark reminder of how dependent the global economy remains on reliable energy

May 11, 2026
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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
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oil tanker
News

NORDEN Warns Hormuz Disruption Is Creating a ‘Two-Tier’ Tanker Market

Danish shipping giant D/S NORDEN says the ongoing Persian Gulf conflict and disruption to the Strait of Hormuz are having sharply different effects across

May 11, 2026
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Russia-linked LNG Carrier ‘Merkuriy’ Loads at Arctic Hub, Expanding Shadow Fleet Capacity
Shipping

Russia-linked LNG Carrier ‘Merkuriy’ Loads at Arctic Hub, Expanding Shadow Fleet Capacity

The LNG carrier Merkuriy, recently reflagged to Russia alongside three other tankers, has been observed loading liquefied natural gas at the Saam floating

May 11, 2026
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Saturday, May 9, 2026
Oil tankers anchored near Strait of Hormuz after Iran conflict disrupts Persian Gulf shipping routes
Shipping

Qatari LNG Tanker Sailing Towards Hormuz Strait

May 9 (Reuters) – Qatari LNG tanker Al Kharaitiyat was sailing towards the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after departing Qatar’s Ras Laffan en

May 9, 2026
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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
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Port cranes at dusk
Shipping

Trump’s Feud With Germany’s Merz Puts EU Trade Deal on Edge

(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump’s rift with Friedrich Merz is complicating the European Union’s push to finish its US trade deal before fresh tariffs

May 8, 2026
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Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
News

U.S. Import Slowdown Deepens as Retailers Pull Back Amid Iran Crisis

U.S. container imports are expected to remain weaker than last year through at least early fall despite a temporary rebound in May and June, according to new

May 8, 2026
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An anchored tanker ship at night
News

Iran Detains ‘Ocean Koi’ Tanker Apparently Hauling Iranian Oil

Iran said it seized a tanker in the Gulf of Oman, which appeared to be a sanctioned vessel carrying the Islamic Republic’s own

May 8, 2026
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Black-and-white thermal image showing the Iranian-flagged tanker M/T Sevda at sea with smoke rising from the vessel after a reported U.S. strike in the Gulf of Oman. The image includes the labels “MT SEVDA” and “UNCLASSIFIED.”
News

U.S. Navy Disables Two More Iranian Tankers as Hormuz Blockade Enforcement Intensifies

U.S. forces disabled two additional Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Friday as Washington expanded enforcement of its maritime blockade

May 8, 2026
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Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin (WLM 555) transits ice-infested waters at the west exit of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal while underway north of Baltimore, Maryland, Feb. 11, 2026
News

Historic Cold Pushed U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaking Fleet to the Limit in 2026

The icebreaking season for the U.S. Coast Guard was longer this year after a series of storms ravaged the

May 8, 2026
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Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran
Shipping

China Confirms Attack on Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz Earlier This Week

China's foreign ministry confirmed on Friday that an oil products tanker carrying Chinese crew was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, and expressed deep concern

May 8, 2026
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