The viral social media post claimed Donald Trump had just “killed the British Empire” in a matter of minutes. The truth is simultaneously more complicated,… Weiterlesen »When the Underwriters Blinked: What the Hormuz Insurance Crisis Really Means

Qatar appears to have loaded its first liquefied natural gas cargo after the widening conflict in the Middle East forced it to halt fuel production… Weiterlesen »Qatar Appears to Have Loaded First LNG Cargo Since Force Majeure

As the conflict in the Gulf widens, maritime insurance premiums for war coverage are surging — in some cases by more than 1000% — dramatically driving up the… Weiterlesen »Maritime Insurance Premiums Surge as Iran Conflict Widens

Russia is providing Iran with targeting information that includes locations of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the Washington Post reported on Friday,… Weiterlesen »Report: Russia Providing Iran Targeting Data on U.S. Warships in Middle East

Hong Kong–based CK Hutchison Holdings said Friday it has intensified its legal response to Panama’s takeover of two key container terminals near the Panama Canal, escalating a dispute… Weiterlesen »CK Hutchison Escalates Legal Fight After Panama Seizes Canal Ports

Qatar expects all Gulf energy producers to shut down exports within weeks if the Iran conflict continues and drives oil to $150 a barrel, the… Weiterlesen »Qatar Energy Minister Warns War Will Force Gulf to Halt Energy Exports Within Weeks, FT Says

London-based reinsurers are issuing seven-day cancellation notices on marine war-risk coverage after a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, amplifying risk perception,… Weiterlesen »Reinsurers Scrap War-Risk Cover After US Torpedoes Iranian Ship

The U.S. Treasury Department has issued a temporary sanctions waiver allowing Indian refiners to receive Russian crude oil cargoes already loaded on tankers, a narrowly… Weiterlesen »U.S. Grants 30-Day Waiver Allowing India to Receive Russian Oil Cargoes Already at Sea

The US sinking of an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka’s coast expands the deepening Middle East war to India’s doorstep, unsettling New Delhi’s calibrated approach… Weiterlesen »US Sinking of Iranian Warship Piles Pressure on India’s Modi

President Donald Trump has removed Kristi Noem as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ending a tenure that reshaped several key maritime policies—from historic funding for… Weiterlesen »Trump Fires DHS Secretary Kristi Noem After Turbulent Maritime Tenure