As Washington and Tehran move toward implementing a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending months of conflict, a newly circulated U.S. military document is offering… Weiterlesen »U.S. Military Guidance Reveals High-Risk Reality of Hormuz’s ‘Southern Highway’

The Port of Los Angeles handled 840,165 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, marking a 17% increase from the same month last year as importers… Weiterlesen »Port of Los Angeles Cargo Volumes Rise in May as Import Surge Continues

The U.S. will allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil and fuel under the memorandum of understanding the two sides reached to end the war,… Weiterlesen »Trump Administration to Immediately Lift Iranian Oil Sanctions Under New Agreement

European officials are wary of committing naval ships that could be placed in danger because US President Donald Trump wants to open up the Strait… Weiterlesen »Europeans Wary of Committing Naval Power to Hormuz Quickly

QatarEnergy is ready to resume liquefied natural gas production at its Ras Laffan LNG plant very quickly and could reach within a month full output… Weiterlesen »QatarEnergy Ready to Restart LNG Output, Reach Current Capacity in One Month, Source Says

Britain on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four liquefied natural gas carriers linked to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, becoming the first G7 country to target… Weiterlesen »UK Targets New Arctic LNG 2 ‘Shadow Fleet’ Vessels as Russia Scrambles for Tankers

As the reports of a deal between the US and Iran are top headlines, again, shipowners will be looking at the financial implications and alternatives… Weiterlesen »Hormuz Is Reopening. Shipping’s Old Playbook Isn’t.

Maersk is keeping significant cargo restrictions and emergency surcharges in place across the Persian Gulf, offering the latest sign that commercial shipping remains far from… Weiterlesen »Maersk Keeps Gulf Restrictions in Place Despite Hormuz Reopening Push

US President Donald Trump keeps repeating that the Strait of Hormuz — through which one fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies… Weiterlesen »US at Odds With Allies Over How Easy It Is to Reopen Hormuz

The United States military has overseen scores of secretive ship-to-ship oil transfers to keep Gulf energy exports flowing, using aerial and water drones as well… Weiterlesen »The U.S. Is Using an Iranian Smuggling Tactic to Sneak Oil Out of the Gulf