US Warns on Bab El-Mandeb Strait After Iran Shipping Threat March 27, 2026 By Iain Marlow The US warned that Iran-backed Houthi militants could start firing on vessels in the Bab El-Mandeb Strait after Tehran raised...
Bessent Says Hormuz Ships Insurance Program to Start Soon March 27, 2026 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Skylar Woodhouse Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a US insurance program meant to boost shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will begin...
Iran Is Drafting Law to Introduce Tolls for Hormuz Transit March 26, 2026 By Yongchang Chin and Arsalan Shahla The Iranian parliament is working on a draft bill that would impose a fee on vessels seeking safe passage through...
Iran Demands Crew, Cargo Details to Send Ships Through Hormuz March 25, 2026 By Alfred Cang and Weilun Soon Vessels seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian protection are being asked to provide lists of crew and...
Iran Charges Some Ships Hormuz Transit Fees for Safe Passage March 25, 2026 By Salma El Wardany, Fiona MacDonald, Ben Bartenstein and Samy Adghirni Iran has started charging transit fees on some commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, another sign of Tehran’s...
Indian Gas Tankers Getting Ready to Sail Through Hormuz, Data Shows March 20, 2026 By Nidhi Verma and Jonathan Saul Two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas tankers are preparing to sail through the Strait of Hormuz in coming days after a...
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...
Countries Propose Safe Corridor to Free 20,000 Seafarers Stranded in Gulf March 19, 2026 By Jonathan Saul A proposal from the UN’s shipping agency on Wednesday calls for a safe maritime corridor to free some 20,000 seafarers...
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...
IMO Chief Says Naval Escorts Won’t Guarantee Ship Safety Through Strait of Hormuz: FT March 17, 2026 The head of the International Maritime Organization has said that naval escorts through the Strait of Hormuz will not “100...