Hormuz Reopening Looks Unlikely Without a Ceasefire in Iran War March 18, 2026 By Peter Martin, Grant Smith and Weilun Soon US President Donald Trump is desperate to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to ease a growing global energy crisis. He...
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...
Ship Clusters and Speeding Tankers Point to Hormuz Jamming March 10, 2026 By Weilun Soon At least a dozen clusters of ships have appeared near the Strait of Hormuz, a likely sign of elevated electronic...
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...
Trump’s Hormuz Assurances Are Only a Partial Fix, Shippers Say March 4, 2026 By Weilun Soon, Ruth Liao and Serene Cheong President Donald Trump says the US will ensure the free flow of energy through the Persian Gulf with insurance guarantees...
Waiting for Hormuz, More Oil Tankers Gather in the Persian Gulf March 2, 2026 By Weilun Soon Dozens of laden oil tankers are hunkering down inside the Persian Gulf after attacks near the Strait of Hormuz have...
Tankers Speed Through Hormuz Chokepoint on US-Iran Tensions February 6, 2026 By Weilun Soon Some supertanker operators, nervous about rising US-Iran tensions and potential risks to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, are speeding...
European Nations Issue Warning to Russia-Linked Shadow Fleet January 27, 2026 By Weilun Soon A group of 14 European nations have issued an open warning to shadow-fleet tankers in the Baltic and North Seas,...
Dark Fleet Seeking Russian Protection as US Seizes Oil Tankers January 15, 2026 By Weilun Soon The dark fleet of tankers shipping illicit oil around the world is rushing to seek the perceived protection of the...