UKMTO confirmed six armed persons boarded U.S.-sanctioned products tanker Sibu 1 (ex-Seamull) about 136 nm east of Al Mukalla on…
Kharg Island LPG Terminal Reactivates After 23 Vacant Days as Laden Tankers Wait
SAR imagery on 19 August showed the first berth activity at Kharg’s Sulphur and LPG terminal in 23 days, while…
Iran Seizes Product Tanker AMARA Near Qeshm as Transit-Fee Enforcement Begins
Liberia-flagged products tanker AMARA is assessed seized after an Iranian boarding near Qeshm Island, the first confirmed Hormuz seizure since…
Oman Oil Spill Response Widens as Caroline Bezengi Leak Hits 12 km of Ras Madrakah Coast
Oman’s Environment Authority says about 12 km of Ras Madrakah coastline is affected by oil from the grounded tanker Caroline…
US–Iran Hormuz MoU Expires as Tehran Says Strait Stays Closed Until Conditions Met
The U.S.–Iran memorandum aimed at easing Hormuz hostilities expired on 17 August. Iran’s Qalibaf says the strait will not reopen…
UKMTO: Unknown Projectile Strikes Vessel in Hormuz, Crew Casualty Reported
UKMTO Warning 115-26 says an unknown projectile hit a vessel on outbound Hormuz transit on 18 August, damaging the engine…
Eight Shipping Associations Warn UN and IMO Against Hormuz Transit Tolls
ICS, BIMCO, INTERTANKO and five other associations told the UN and IMO that compulsory Hormuz tolls or “service fees” would…
Bab el-Mandeb Emerges as the Next Hormuz Risk for Yanbu-Linked Asia Exports
With Hormuz disruption already priced in, operators and insurers are shifting focus to Bab el-Mandeb, where Houthi attacks and vanishing…
Hormuz Traffic Near Standstill as Weekend Transits Collapse After Tanker Attacks
Kpler tracking shows only five commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and none on Sunday, versus 31…
Jones Act Operators Face New Vessel Availability Requests as Revised Waiver Nears
From 17 August, parties seeking foreign-flag coastwise moves under the extended Jones Act waiver must file a Vessel Availability Request…
