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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Aerial view of a heavy loaded crude oil tanker traveling over open ocean during sunset time
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Hormuz Crisis Leaves Lasting Mark on Oil Markets as Demand Slumps, IEA Says

The International Energy Agency has sharply downgraded its outlook for global oil demand, warning that months of conflict centered on the Strait of Hormuz have

June 17, 2026
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Oil tanker HELGA is moored at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra
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Iranian Tankers Reappear as Crude Exports Show Signs of Restart After Hormuz Deal

Iranian crude oil exports are showing signs of life again after a two-month naval blockade, with several Iranian-linked tankers reappearing on AIS and heading

June 17, 2026
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Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam
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Oil Tankers U-Turn, Rush to Middle East Before Hormuz Reopening

Two oil tankers heading toward Africa have u-turned in the Indian Ocean this week, switching their destinations to the Middle East as shipowners race to

June 17, 2026
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Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Busy container traffic in Pier 300 Channel
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Port of Los Angeles Cargo Volumes Rise in May as Import Surge Continues

The Port of Los Angeles handled 840,165 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, marking a 17% increase from the same month last year as importers continued

June 16, 2026
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AH-64 Apache helicopters fly over the Strait of Hormuz, April 17, 2026, with multiple commercial vessels visible below, as U.S. Army crews maintain a persistent aerial presence to support freedom of navigation and monitor maritime traffic in the strategic waterway
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U.S. Military Guidance Reveals High-Risk Reality of Hormuz’s ‘Southern Highway’

As Washington and Tehran move toward implementing a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending months of conflict, a newly circulated U.S. military document

June 16, 2026
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A large crude oil tanker identified as MT Davina sails in open ocean under partly cloudy skies. The black-hulled vessel is viewed from above and ahead, with another ship visible on the horizon in the background.
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Trump Administration to Immediately Lift Iranian Oil Sanctions Under New Agreement

The U.S. will allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil and fuel under the memorandum of understanding the two sides reached to end the war, a senior U.S.

June 16, 2026
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LNG carrier in dense fog
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UK Targets New Arctic LNG 2 ‘Shadow Fleet’ Vessels as Russia Scrambles for Tankers

Britain on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four liquefied natural gas carriers linked to Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project, becoming the first G7 country to target

June 16, 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
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Maersk Keeps Gulf Restrictions in Place Despite Hormuz Reopening Push

Maersk is keeping significant cargo restrictions and emergency surcharges in place across the Persian Gulf, offering the latest sign that commercial shipping

June 16, 2026
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AH-64 Apache helicopters fly over the Strait of Hormuz, April 17, 2026, with multiple commercial vessels visible below, as U.S. Army crews maintain a persistent aerial presence to support freedom of navigation and monitor maritime traffic in the strategic waterway
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Hormuz Is Reopening. Shipping’s Old Playbook Isn’t.

As the reports of a deal between the US and Iran are top headlines, again, shipowners will be looking at the financial implications and alternatives if

June 16, 2026
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A satellite image of side-by-side ships at sea, off the coast of Sohar, Oman, June 9, 2026
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The U.S. Is Using an Iranian Smuggling Tactic to Sneak Oil Out of the Gulf

The United States military has overseen scores of secretive ship-to-ship oil transfers to keep Gulf energy exports flowing, using aerial and water drones as

June 16, 2026
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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: 1131

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: 663

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
Total Views: 590

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
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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
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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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