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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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

US-Sanctioned Tanker Tests Trump Blockade With Hormuz Exit

A US-sanctioned tanker linked to China is sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz and into the Gulf of Oman, testing President Donald Trump’s naval

April 14, 2026
Total Views: 4861

Friday, April 10, 2026
Iranian graphic shows alternative transit corridors near Larak Island, directing vessels away from traditional shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz amid reported mine risks.
News

Hormuz Strait Remains Shut As Lebanon fighting Strains Truce

The Strait of Hormuz remained shut on Friday and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, two disputes which the United States and Iran each described

April 10, 2026
Total Views: 1218

Trump Demands Reopening of Hormuz Ahead of US-Iran Peace Talks
News

Trump Demands Reopening of Hormuz Ahead of US-Iran Peace Talks

US President Donald Trump demanded Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz while Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire, complicating upcoming talks aimed at turning a

April 10, 2026
Total Views: 860

Thursday, April 9, 2026
Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran
Shipping

Hormuz At Near Standstill as Iran Warns Ships to Keep to Its Waters

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned ships to keep to a route passing through its territorial waters when crossing the Gulf’s Strait of

April 9, 2026
Total Views: 775

Trump Warns of Major War Escalation If Iran Peace Process Fails
News

Trump Warns of Major War Escalation If Iran Peace Process Fails

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to retain military assets in the Middle East until a peace deal with Iran is reached and warned of a major escalation in

April 9, 2026
Total Views: 1306

Wednesday, April 8, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington
News

Trump Announces 50% Tariffs on Nations Supplying Iran With Weapons

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that imports from countries supplying Iran with military weapons will face immediate 50% tariffs with no

April 8, 2026
Total Views: 1745

Monday, April 6, 2026
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a round table on collegiate sports in the White House in Washington, D.C.
Energy

Trump’s Shipping Waiver Does Not Boost Oil Flows Within US; Fuel Exports Soar

U.S. President Donald Trump's move allowing foreign-flagged cargo ships to move fuel and other goods between domestic ports has so far had little impact on

April 6, 2026
Total Views: 2042

Friday, April 3, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after delivering an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, D.C
News

Trump Says US Can Take Strait of Hormuz With More Time

President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. can open the Strait of Hormuz with a little more time, as pressure mounts for his administration to find a

April 3, 2026
Total Views: 1894

Thursday, April 2, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after delivering an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, D.C
News

Trump Stirs Market, Political Angst With Vague Timeline for Iran

President Donald Trump finally tried to sell the American public on his Iran war. But his primetime address five weeks into the messy conflict instead

April 2, 2026
Total Views: 778

Monday, March 30, 2026
Illustration shows map showing the Strait of Hormuz and 3D printed oil pipeline
Defense

Thousands of US Army Paratroopers Arrive in Middle East As Buildup Intensifies

Thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division have started arriving in the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, as

March 30, 2026
Total Views: 1264

EUNAVFOR warship escorts a containership in the Red Sea as part of the EU's Operation ASPIDES
Energy

Brent Heads for Record Monthly Leap as Houthi Attacks Widen Gulf Conflict

Oil prices extended gains on Monday, with Brent heading for a record monthly rise, after Yemeni Houthis widened the Iran war by launching their first attacks

March 30, 2026
Total Views: 484

Russian Oil Tanker Arrives in Cuba as Moscow Vows to Stand by Havana
Energy

Russian Oil Tanker Arrives in Cuba as Moscow Vows to Stand by Havana

Russia said on Monday that an oil tanker carrying 100,000 metric tons of crude oil had arrived in Cuba and that Moscow would stand by its friends by

March 30, 2026
Total Views: 914

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
US Navy destroyer USS Truxtun escorts merchant ship in red sea
Navy

The Hormuz Hypothesis – What If the U.S. Navy Isn’t in a Hurry to Reopen the Strait?

By Captain John Konrad (Opinion) – The Strait of Hormuz is twenty-one miles wide. Two shipping channels, each two miles across, separated by a two-mile

March 18, 2026
Total Views: 22170

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Oil Tankers ‘Starting to Dribble Through’ Strait of Hormuz, says White House
News

Oil Tankers ‘Starting to Dribble Through’ Strait of Hormuz, says White House

Oil tankers are crossing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's actions to choke traffic through the shipping route have not hurt the U.S. economy, White House

March 17, 2026
Total Views: 1022

Monday, March 16, 2026
Illustration shows map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran
News

US Allies Wary of Joining Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Mission

US allies deflected President Donald Trump’s demands to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expressing unease about getting pulled into the war in Iran. In

March 16, 2026
Total Views: 844

Friday, March 13, 2026
European Allies Riled as US Loosens Russia Oil Sanctions
News

European Allies Riled as US Loosens Russia Oil Sanctions

Ukraine and its European allies hit out on Friday at a U.S. temporary waiver to allow countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products stranded

March 13, 2026
Total Views: 755

Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay
News

US Treasury Allows More Russian Oil Sales to Help Tame Prices

The US issued a second authorization letting countries buy more Russian oil that’s stuck on tankers due to sanctions, part of the White House’s push to

March 13, 2026
Total Views: 511

Thursday, March 12, 2026
The crude oil tanker Stena Polaris sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea, Nov. 26, 2024.
Shipping

US Considers Easing Jones Act to Tame Spiraling Fuel Prices

The Trump administration plans to waive a century-old maritime law that requires American ships be used to transport goods between US ports as it seeks to

March 12, 2026
Total Views: 643

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted.
Energy

Wind Giant Sees Strong U.S. Growth Despite Offshore Ban

EDP Renovaveis, the world's fourth-largest wind producer, reports 50% profit growth and optimism for U.S. expansion despite Trump's offshore wind ban. CEO says

February 25, 2026
Total Views: 647

Saturday, February 7, 2026
Aerial view of the vessel Boracay, off the coast of Saint-Nazaire
Energy

Oil Tankers Hauling Russian Oil Flood East Asia, Racing for Buyers

More than a dozen tankers carrying 10-12 million barrels of Russian Urals crude are circling Asia seeking buyers after India cut imports under US pressure.

February 7, 2026
Total Views: 114310