Lloyd’s CEO Says It’s Critical Mideast War Cover Stays Available March 19, 2026 By Leonard Kehnscherper and Alex Longley The Lloyd’s of London insurance market will continue to provide cover for vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz even...
Hormuz Escape Route Suggests Ships Navigate on Iran’s Terms March 17, 2026 By Weilun Soon and Alex Longley A Pakistani tanker earlier this week became the latest vessel to sail out through the Strait of Hormuz by hewing...
Shipping Insurance Costs to Cross Hormuz Soar After Vessel Attacks March 17, 2026 By Alex Longley Insuring vessels to sail through the Strait of Hormuz is still possible, even if at a very high cost, according...
Three Ships Struck in Day of Heavy Middle East Attacks March 11, 2026 By Patrick Sykes, Alex Longley and Patpicha Tanakasempipat Three vessels were hit by suspected projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf on Wednesday, one of the...
Greek Oil Tanker Exits Hormuz Shipping Strait With Signal Off March 9, 2026 By Alex Longley and Alaric Nightingale A ship hauling a million barrels of Saudi crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, one of...
Oil Tanker Suffers Explosion as Risks Spread Wider Into Gulf March 5, 2026 By Weilun Soon, Alex Longley and Rakteem Katakey An oil tanker suffered an explosion off the coast of Iraq which damaged a tank that is losing water, signaling...
Small Container Ship Abandoned After Being Hit in Hormuz March 4, 2026 By Alex Longley, Weilun Soon and Anthony Di Paola A container vessel was abandoned after being hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a UK naval group said, as...
Surging Oil Tanker Insurance Points to Growing Black Sea Chaos January 15, 2026 By Alex Longley The cost of insuring ships sailing through the Black Sea is surging again, as spiraling attacks on vessels underscore the...
Black Sea War Risk Insurance Soars 250% After Ship Attacks December 3, 2025 By Alex Longley, Leonard Kehnscherper and Irina Vilcu Insurance rates for ships calling at ports in the Black Sea are surging after a series of Ukrainian attacks on...
Third Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Suffers Explosions at Sea December 1, 2025 By Alex Longley, Firat Kozok and Katarina Höije An oil tanker carrying diesel suffered four external explosions near Dakar, Senegal, its manager said, the third vessel with links...