Iran Says Oil Blockade Will Continue Until Attacks End; Trump Threatens Heavier Strikes March 10, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi, Enas Alashray and Kanishka Singh Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they would not let any oil be shipped from the Middle East if U.S....
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...
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...
US Offers $20 Billion Reinsurance Plan to Spur Gulf Oil Flow March 9, 2026 By Joe Deaux and Loukia Gyftopoulou The Trump administration announced a $20 billion reinsurance program aimed at reviving shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic...
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...
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...