A 6 September operator brief sets practical crew-protection controls after Sidr fatalities and the 5 September US–Iran tanker strike exchange…
IRGC Claims Attacks on Six Vessels After US Strikes on Iranian Tankers
On 6 September reporting, Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed retaliatory attacks on six vessels after CENTCOM disabled or destroyed three Iranian…
After US–Iran Tanker Tit-for-Tat, Hormuz Reopen Talks Face Fresh Credibility Test
On 6 September, operators weighed overnight CENTCOM–IRGC tanker strikes against earlier corridor and demining diplomacy, with SEVERE conditions and suppressed…
MSC Adds US$91/TEU Piracy and Suez Surcharges on Asia–East Med Cargo
MSC will apply a US$55 piracy-risk surcharge and a US$36 Suez Canal surcharge from 15 September 2026 on Asia cargo…
Black Sea Grain Corridors Stay High Risk After Deadly Summer Attacks
July’s Black Sea ship attacks and dual-coast terminal damage have left grain liftings sharply lower and made crew protection, war-risk…
Kharg Island Strike Widens Commercial Risk Deep into Iran Oil Export Hub
CENTCOM's 5 September disabling of tanker Downy off Kharg Island extends the wartime tanker battlespace roughly 300 miles northwest of…
CENTCOM Hits Iranian Tankers Downy and Stark 1, Destroys Kylo After IRGC Missile Attack
On 5 September, CENTCOM said it permanently disabled Iranian tankers Downy and Stark 1 and destroyed unladen tanker Kylo after…
PortWatch Snapshot: Hormuz Flows Still Near One Percent of Pre-War Levels
Early September PortWatch-linked readouts showed Hormuz transits still around roughly one percent of pre-war norms, framing the strait as commercially…
Early September Hormuz Traffic Remains Depressed After Twin Supertanker Attacks
By 4 September, Hormuz commodity traffic stayed well below recent averages as operators digested the 1 September twin VLCC strikes…
After Sidr Fatalities, Operators Face Harder Crew-Safety and Manning Decisions
Following confirmation of two Filipino seafarer deaths on Bahri Sidr, owners and managers on 3 September faced intensified pressure to…
