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- Saudi VLCCs transit Strait of Hormuz under Iran deal June 19, 2026Three Saudi-flagged VLCCs, carrying 2m barrels of crude, have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, just a few hours after a deal was signed between the US and Iran to bring about an .....
- Qatar brings empty LNG ship into Persian Gulf June 19, 2026In a significant display of confidence in at least a short-term period when travel through the Strait of Hormuz can be deemed safe, Qatar has brought an empty LNG tanker back ....
- LMA welcomes developments in Middle East, but notes that clarifications are necessary June 19, 2026Sheila Cameron, CEO at the Lloyd’s Market Association and Neil Roberts, Head of Marine and Aviation at the Lloyd’s Market Association, have welcomed the Memorandum of Understanding ....
- Trump expands offshore-wind buyout strategy June 19, 2026President Trump’s hatred of offshore wind as an energy source is well-known, but his various attempts to bring the system within Federal rather than State remit have often been thrown ....
- EU actions looking to physically disrupt of Russian shadow fleet, says Kpler June 19, 2026The new EU enforcement activity announced early this month (June) as part of the proposed 21st sanctions package points to a shift from naming Russia-linked shadow vessels to ....
- Cargo fires at sea no longer isolated incidents, says UK Club June 19, 2026Akshat Arora, Regional Loss Prevention Director, Singapore for UK Club, has written an article noting that cargo fires at sea were no longer isolated incidents. They were becoming ....
- Shadow fleet reaches point of stability June 19, 2026The shadow fleet remained effectively stable in May, reported Dimitris Ampatzidis, Maritime Risk & Compliance Manager at Kpler. There were 23 new vessels entering the fleet and ....
- China reports completion of huge bulker-to-containership conversion June 19, 2026A complex six-month conversion project of a bulker into a containership has been completed, the China Classification Society has reported. It was claimed by the CCS to be the first ....
- Syndicate Results 2025 #60 – Greenlight Innovation SIAB Asta 3456 June 19, 2026The Lloyd’s syndicates have now published their results for 2025 and, in some cases, added detail and an outlook for 2026. Some have stuck to the bare bones. As in the previous few years ....
- Demand increases for barnacle scraping divers June 19, 2026The promise that the Strait of Hormuz will open immediately has created an unusual supply shortage in the Middle East – skilled barnacle scrapers ....