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Monday, June 15, 2026
UK Royal Marine Commandos take part in a maritime interdiction operation on the vessel SMYRTOS off the south coast of England
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UK Charges Indian Captain of Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker

The captain of a tanker detained by British authorities during a high-profile operation targeting Russia’s shadow fleet has been charged with violating

June 15, 2026
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Aerial view of the tanker Smyrtos underway at sea, flanked at a distance by a Royal Navy warship and a helicopter following a UK enforcement operation in the English Channel.
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Russia’s Shadow Fleet Meets British Enforcement

In the grey hours before dawn on Sunday, Royal Marine Commandos fast-roped from RAF Chinook helicopters onto the deck of a 244-meter Aframax tanker transiting

June 15, 2026
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Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam
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Scouring the Strait of Hormuz for Mines Could Take Weeks

Ensuring the Strait of Hormuz is safe from mines could delay a return to normal shipping traffic by weeks following a deal to reopen the waterway, shipping

June 15, 2026
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began setting conditions for clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, April 11, as two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers conducted operations
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Trump Says Ships Are Moving Through Hormuz on ‘Southern Highway’ as Industry Watches Cautiously

President Donald Trump said Monday that ships are once again moving out of the Strait of Hormuz along a southern transit corridor established during the recent

June 15, 2026
Total Views: 1115

The Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I arrives in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra
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Shipowners Seek Details on Hormuz Deal Before Resuming Transits

A US-Iran deal intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days has been met with caution by shipowners and traders, with many saying they would need more

June 15, 2026
Total Views: 651

Gazprom sign
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EU Sanctions Shipping Arms of Gazprom and Lukoil Over ‘High-Risk’ Russian Oil Transport Practices

The European Union has sanctioned the shipping subsidiaries of Russian energy giants Gazprom and Lukoil, broadening its crackdown on Moscow’s oil

June 15, 2026
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Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam
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Analysts Warn Hormuz Trade Flows Face Long Road Back

Oil markets have reacted with enthusiasm to an interim agreement between US and Iran which should reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore oil and gas flows

June 15, 2026
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A CMA CGM containership transits the South Red Sea under escort by a EUNAVFOR warship
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Armed Skiffs Attack Two Ships Off Yemen in Separate Gulf of Aden Incidents

Two merchant vessels were attacked by armed skiffs off Yemen on Sunday in separate incidents reported by UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), raising fresh

June 15, 2026
Total Views: 801

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
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Shipping Industry Welcomes Iran Deal But Warns Strait of Hormuz Reopening Will Take Time

The global shipping industry welcomed news of a U.S.-Iran agreement aimed at ending months of conflict in and around the Strait of Hormuz, but maritime

June 15, 2026
Total Views: 6193

Sunday, June 14, 2026
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House
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Trump Announces Iran Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

U.S. and Iranian officials said they had agreed on a framework to end their war, halt the U.S. blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a preliminary

June 14, 2026
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An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), and Motor Vessel Jabal Ali 9 provide assistance to distressed mariners in the Northern Arabian Sea, June 14
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Merchant Ship, U.S. Navy Rescue 14 Indian Mariners Near Hormuz Shipping Route

A merchant vessel diverted to assist in the rescue of 14 Indian mariners after their vessel became disabled and was abandoned off the coast of Oman, according

June 14, 2026
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UK Royal Marine Commandos take part in a maritime interdiction operation on the vessel SMYRTOS off the south coast of England
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UK Boards Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in First Direct Interdiction Operation

The United Kingdom has boarded a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker in what officials described as the first UK-led operation of its kind, marking a

June 14, 2026
Total Views: 830

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to journalists at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport after the G7 foreign ministers meeting, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Rubio Defends Hormuz Enforcement After India Protests Seafarer Deaths

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended Washington’s blockade enforcement operations in the Strait of Hormuz after India lodged a formal protest

June 14, 2026
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UK Royal Marine Commandos take part in a maritime interdiction operation on the vessel SMYRTOS off the south coast of England
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British Forces Intercept Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker

LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) – British armed forces intercepted a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel on Sunday, leading for

June 14, 2026
Total Views: 411

A drone view shows vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
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Shipowners Seek Clarity on Hormuz Deal as Waiting Flotillas Grow

A US-Iran deal intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days has been met with caution by shipowners and traders, with almost all saying they would need

June 14, 2026
Total Views: 363

Saturday, June 13, 2026
The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat
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Tanker Attack Raises New Questions About U.S. ‘Secret Mission’ in Hormuz

A commercial tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile near the Strait of Hormuz overnight while transiting an area associated with a covert

June 13, 2026
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Friday, June 12, 2026
USCGC Munro shadows MT Marinera (ex Bella 1) in the North Atlantic, January 7, 2026
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Shadow Fleet Tanker Captain Pleads Guilty After Weeks-Long Atlantic Chase by U.S. Coast Guard

The former master of a tanker linked to Iran and Venezuela’s shadow oil trade has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court after leading the U.S. Coast Guard

June 12, 2026
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
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U.S., Iran Near Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz After Months of War

The United States and Iran signaled on Friday that an agreement to end their war was close, with a senior U.S. administration official saying both sides had

June 12, 2026
Total Views: 580

oil tanker
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Shipowners Owners Brace for Hormuz Reopening as Peace Deal Nears

Shipowners are watching warily for a peace deal between the US and Iran and what it would mean for the Strait of Hormuz, with some tanker owners expressing

June 12, 2026
Total Views: 1076

Aerial view of a heavy loaded crude oil tanker traveling over open ocean during sunset time
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Lost Gulf Oil Exports Far Smaller Than Thought, Traders and Shippers Say

Since the start of the Iran war and Tehran's announcement that the Strait of Hormuz was "closed," the market has grappled to put a figure on lost crude supply

June 12, 2026
Total Views: 1093