CENTCOM destroyer

As CENTCOM moves to open up Hormuz, tankers surge to U.S. Gulf

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said today in a post on X that its forces began setting conditions for clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, April 11, as two U.S. Navy guided-missile

Ships trapped in MiddleEast by Starit of Hormuz conflict need to evacuate

Strait of Hormuz: How long until trapped ships can evacuate conflict zone?

The announcement of a ceasefire in the U.S.-Israeli conflict with the Iranian regime has raised hopes of the Strait of Hormuz reopening and normalcy returning to world shipping routes. Those hopes look

Aqua 1 strike

Tanker Aqua 1 struck by two missiles in Qatar waters

Another day, another Iranian strike on a merchant vessel. QatarEnergy confirmed today that the Aqua 1, a fuel oil tanker on charter to the company, was the subject of a missile attack

KIMO seeks safe passage for seafarers

20,000 seafarers are trapped in the Mid East: IMO calls for safe evacuation framework

With traffic through the Strait of Hormuz still effectively at a standstill, the IMO Council met from March 18-19, 2026, to discuss the situation in the Middle East and its impact on

Attack off Fujairah

Tanker struck while anchored off Fujairah

Although CENTCOM continues to find and eliminate Iranian missile launchers, the regime continues its attacks against its neighbors — including Fujairah, UAE, where there have been multiple strikes on the Fujairah Oil

Stena Imperative

U.S.-flagged Stena Imperative hit following Operation Epic Fury strikes

The U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Imperative, which is enrolled in the U.S. Tanker Security Program is one of at least five ships damaged in the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran,

Strait of Hormuz

Will Iran close the Strait of Hormuz?

The big question in international shipping today has been whether Iran’s responses to the U.S. Operation Midnight Hammer strikes on its nuclear facilities will include closing the Strait of Hormuz — the

Iran grabs another tanker in Strait of Hormuz

VIDEO: Iran grabs another tanker in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Central Command has released video of an incident today, May 3, when at approximately 6:20 a.m. local time, the Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

OFAC sanctions are a Treasury function

Sanctioned Singapore oil and gas trader reacts to OFAC designation

On February 9, Singapore’s Unicious Energy Pte Ltd was among nine companies targeted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for facilitating the sale and shipment

Biden to issue oil and natural gas leasing ban

White House: Iran implicated in drone attack on Eastern Pacific tanker

Both the White House and U.S. Central Command today released statements implicating Iran in what it now seems was a drone attack on a products tanker managed by Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific

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