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Tuesday, June 16, 2026
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
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
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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
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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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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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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
News

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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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
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Saturday, June 13, 2026
Scenes from Bandar Abbas
News

Trump Says He’ll Sign Deal With Iran To Reopen Hormuz Sunday

By Arsalan Shahla and María Paula Mijares Torres Jun 13, 2026 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said an interim deal to reopen the Strait of

June 13, 2026
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Installations of El Palito refinery of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, in Puerto Cabello
Energy

US Refiners Can Still Absorb More Venezuelan Oil

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, June 12 (Reuters) – U.S. refiners can still absorb more Venezuelan crude, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Friday, as

June 13, 2026
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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
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
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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
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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
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Thermal aerial image showing the tanker M/T Settebello with smoke rising from its stern after a reported U.S. precision strike in the Gulf of Oman. Crosshairs are centered on the vessel's engine room area.
News

Indians Grieve and Call for Action After US Strike Kills Seafarers

DEORIA, India, June 12 (Reuters) – Sushila Devi sat sobbing on the floor of her house in Deoria, northern India after authorities told her that

June 12, 2026
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The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat
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US Ships Escort Oil Tankers Through Hormuz at Night, Burgum Says

(Bloomberg) — U.S. forces are helping move millions of barrels through the Strait of Hormuz under the cover of darkness, sometimes escorting more than 20

June 12, 2026
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Thermal aerial image showing the tanker M/T Settebello with smoke rising from its stern after a reported U.S. precision strike in the Gulf of Oman. Crosshairs are centered on the vessel's engine room area.
Shipping

Shipping Industry Condemns Attacks on Seafarers as Hormuz Death Toll Reaches 14

The world’s largest shipping industry organizations have issued a joint condemnation of attacks on commercial shipping in and around the Strait of

June 12, 2026
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