More Tankers Come Under Attack as US-Iran Conflict Spreads in the Region March 6, 2026 By Jonathan Saul and Anna Hirtenstein More tankers came under attack in Gulf waters on Thursday as the U.S.–Iran war escalated, and Iranian drones entered Azerbaijan,...
Strait of Hormuz Shipping Is at Near-Total Halt, JMIC Says March 6, 2026 By Serene Cheong Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a near-complete halt, with no oil shipments going through in...
Seafarers Can Refuse to Sail Through Mideast Gulf Region, Main Union Says March 6, 2026 Seafarers have the right to refuse to sail on ships passing through the Middle East Gulf, including the Strait of...
India Seeks US Marine Cover for Middle East Energy Cargoes, Source Says March 5, 2026 By Nidhi Verma and Krishna N. Das India is in talks with the United States to secure marine cover for vessels shipping oil from the Middle East,...
Lloyd’s Market Engaging With US Government Over Gulf Maritime Plan, Officials Say March 5, 2026 The Lloyd’s of London market is engaging with the U.S. government’s International Development Finance Corporation over a plan to provide...
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...
London Marine Insurers Still Offering Middle East Cover as War Risk Rates Rise: Broker March 5, 2026 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Manya Saini Marine insurers in the London market continue to offer cover in the Middle East, despite rising war risk premiums driven...
Marsh, Aon in Talks With US on Insuring Tankers in Hormuz March 5, 2026 By Leonard Kehnscherper and Alexandre Rajbhandari Marsh and Aon Plc, two of the world’s largest insurance brokers, are in talks with the US government on a...
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...
Gulf Shipping Crisis Deepens as Tankers Stranded for Fifth Day, US Sinks Iranian Warship March 4, 2026 By Yousef Saba, Jonathan Saul and Anna Hirtenstein The U.S.–Iran war widened on Wednesday after a U.S. strike hit an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, deepening a crisis...