Vessels Near Strait of Hormuz Transmit Unusual Messages to Prevent Attacks June 27, 2025 By Georgina McCartney and Arathy Somasekhar Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz have been broadcasting unusual messages concerning nationality in a bid to avoid being attacked...
U-Turning Oil Supertankers Cross Hormuz After Avoiding It June 23, 2025 By Alex Longley Two supertankers, each capable of hauling about 2 million barrels of crude, headed through the Hormuz shipping strait at the...
Update: Two Tankers Catch Fire After Collision Near Strait of Hormuz June 17, 2025 By Weilun Soon and Nicholas Lua Two giant ocean-going tankers collided and caught fire and two other ships were approached by Iranian boats near the Strait...
Ship Signal Jamming in Persian Gulf Worsens as Conflict Widens June 16, 2025 By Weilun Soon Navigation signals from more than 900 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf went awry over the...
Ships Warned to Avoid Red Sea, Log Hormuz Voyages After Israel Hits Iran June 13, 2025 By Jonathan Saul, Yannis Souliotis and Renee Maltezou Merchant shipping is continuing to pass through the Strait of Hormuz despite Israel’s large-scale attacks on Iran on Friday, the...
Shippers Warned to Stay Away From Iranian Waters as US-Iran Tensions Run High August 14, 2023 By Jon Gambrell Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay...
Marine Insurers Set to Raise Rates After Red Sea Attacks on Merchant Ships January 13, 2021 By Jonathan Saul LONDON – Insurers are set to raise the cost of providing cover for merchant ships through the Red Sea after...
Marsh Sees Hike in Demand for Political Violence Insurance in Gulf After Tanker Attacks January 22, 2020 By Davide Barbuscia Marsh, one of the world’s largest insurance brokers and risk advisers, has seen a spike in clients’ inquiries for political...
Iranian Oil Tanker Struck, Probably by Missiles: Iran Media October 11, 2019 By Parisa Hafezi and Sylvia Westall An Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck, probably by missiles, in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia’s coast on Friday, Iranian...
Frontline Expects Oil Tanker’s Return to Service in Q4, After June Gulf Attack August 27, 2019 An oil tanker that was set ablaze by a blast near the Strait of Hormuz in June will be back...