Hormuz


Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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Panama Canal Chief: ‘Every Drop of Water Counts’ as Prolonged El Niño Looms

The Administrator of the Panama Canal is warning that the upcoming El Niño season will be longer and is taking the necessary precautions now to conserve

6 hours ago
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An aerial view of a containership in the Panama Canal's neopanamax locks
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Panama Canal Chief: Surge in Unreserved Ships Is Fueling Record Auction Prices

Key supply and demand data show the market pressures fueling the record auction prices at the Panama

9 hours ago
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Japan Energy Plan Seeks to Back Pipelines Bypassing Hormuz
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Japan Energy Plan Seeks to Back Pipelines Bypassing Hormuz

Japan plans to support the construction of pipelines that bypass the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Iran war laid bare the country’s vulnerability to

11 hours ago
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Scenes from Bandar Abbas
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Iran and Oman Plan for Temporary Hormuz Corridor as Impasse With US Persists

Iran has held new talks with neighboring Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz, blockaded over nearly six months of conflict, with Oman's foreign minister

11 hours ago
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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
An aerial view of vessels in the Singapore Strait
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Malacca Strait States Will Keep Waters ‘Free, Open and Safe’

Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore — countries that share the primary stewardship of the Strait of Malacca — said on Tuesday they were committed to keeping

August 25, 2026
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Two tankers with Saudi oil exit Red Sea over weekend, data shows
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Commodity Vessel Transits Through Strait of Hormuz Hit Three-Month Low, Data Shows

Just two tankers transited the key energy chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, for the lowest daily tally of commodity vessels since early May, with

August 25, 2026
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Friday, August 21, 2026
Iran Vows ‘Devastating’ Response to US Threat to Cut Off Its Economic Lifelines
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Iran Vows ‘Devastating’ Response to US Threat to Cut Off Its Economic Lifelines

Iran said on Friday that its response to any new U.S. threats would be "devastating" after Washington pledged to impose the toughest financial penalties in

August 21, 2026
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Thursday, August 20, 2026
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media after two days of meetings with a Chinese delegation, in Paris, France March 16, 2026
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US Will Impose ‘Toughest Sanctions in History’ on Iran, Bessent Says

The U.S. will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, a focus on economic measures he suggested

August 20, 2026
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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026
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Trump Takes Iran Hard Line as Hormuz Tensions Set New Normal

US President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that there were no talks ongoing with Iran, leaving the simmering conflict in the Middle East and control of the

August 19, 2026
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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Saudi Arabia Resumes Oil Loadings, Sales From Inside Strait of Hormuz
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Saudi Arabia Resumes Oil Loadings, Sales From Inside Strait of Hormuz

Saudi Aramco resumed oil loading from inside the Strait of Hormuz last week and has more tankers waiting to load as the state energy giant offers spot heavy

August 18, 2026
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Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
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Oil Supertanker Earnings on Mideast Route Near $510,000 a Day

Earnings for a supertanker procuring crude oil from within the Persian Gulf to Asia are nearing a two-month high, as exporters hunt for more vessels to deliver

August 18, 2026
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Friday, August 14, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
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US Warns Iran It Will Step Up Economic Pressure; Two More Ships Attacked in Hormuz

Transit through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to grind to a near standstill on Friday after two more ships were attacked there and the United States said it

August 14, 2026
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Trump Claims Hormuz Control as US, Iran Harden Their Stances
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Trump Claims Hormuz Control as US, Iran Harden Their Stances

President Donald Trump claimed the US had “total control over the Hormuz Strait,” as Washington and Tehran hardened their positions in deadlocked

August 12, 2026
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
UKMTO Reports Incident Involving Container Ship and Military Forces in Gulf of Oman
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UKMTO Reports Incident Involving Container Ship and Military Forces in Gulf of Oman

Aug 11 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Tuesday it received a report of an incident involving a container ship

August 11, 2026
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FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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Trump Hardens Stance on Iran, Clouding Hopes for Hormuz Deal

US President Donald Trump hardened his stance toward Iran as negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz continue, pronouncing that the Islamic Republic must

August 11, 2026
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Monday, August 10, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
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Iran Ties Hormuz Reopening to US Concessions on Several Demands

Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet

August 10, 2026
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Friday, August 7, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
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Vessel Traffic Through Hormuz Dwindles This Week As Markets Watch Iran-Oman Talks

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dwindled to 33 vessels from Monday to Thursday this week, data showed, versus 50 in the week-ago period, as

August 7, 2026
Total Views: 562

UAE’s Adnoc Buys $1.3 Billion of Tankers as Oil Exports Boom
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UAE’s Adnoc Buys $1.3 Billion of Tankers as Oil Exports Boom

The biggest oil producer in the United Arab Emirates spent $1.3 billion to expand its tanker fleet to benefit from surging crude exports after the country left

August 7, 2026
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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
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Iran Says Deal With Oman on Hormuz Agreed in Principle

The wait for an Iran-Oman deal that partially reopens the Strait of Hormuz continued into Thursday, after the Islamic Republic said an agreement on proposed

August 6, 2026
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
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Middle East Situation Remains “Predictably Unpredictable,” Lloyd’s List Intelligence

Almost six months into the U.S./ Israel war with Iran, the state of the Strait of Hormuz is still constrained. Ambrey has alerted another tanker aborted its

August 6, 2026
Total Views: 527