Lloyd's List • June 16, 2026

How strait reopening could impact VLCC rates in Middle East and Atlantic

If strait reopens, Middle East rates are predicted to exceed Atlantic rates

Lloyd's List • June 11, 2026

How the Hormuz crisis changed the equation for shipping stocks

Share momentum has stalled – but not for BWET tanker shipping ETF

Lloyd's List • May 30, 2026

Hormuz crisis side effect: a sharp rise in container shipping rates

SCFI global index has doubled since the war began

Lloyd's List • May 28, 2026

The Daily View: The signals versus the noise

True signal of normalization may not seem imminent, yet optimism persists

Lloyd's List • May 20, 2026

Russia scores more Hormuz upside with yet another US sanctions pass

The winners: Russian exporters, Chinese and Indian importers, shadow fleet operators

Lloyd's List • May 18, 2026

Podcast: What’s next for tanker stocks?

A podcast with Chris Robertson of Deutsche Bank

Lloyd's List • May 7, 2026

Hormuz crisis slashes VLCC volumes by 36% but voyages are longer

Tonne-mile equation: fewer tonnes, more miles

Lloyd's List • May 1, 2026

Hormuz crisis at two months: a tale of four shipping markets

Tanker owners continue to reap the rewards of the Hormuz crisis

Lloyd's List • April 23, 2026

Hormuz crisis drives up Panama Canal delays and auction prices

Closure of the Strait of Hormuz is placing an increasing strain on another shipping chokepoint: the Panama Canal

Lloyd's List • April 23, 2026

The Daily View: Place your bets on length of Hormuz disruption ​

What are the chances of a lengthy closure?

Lloyd's List • April 14, 2026

US blockade of Hormuz will steer more tankers toward Atlantic

With US blockade, tanker market calculus has changed again

Lloyd's List • April 7, 2026

The Daily View: We break it, you buy it

Strait not truly reopened until vessels in ballast can pass through westbound

Lloyd's List • April 2, 2026

Tanker cycle timing: from ‘scramble mode’ to demand destruction

Rush for cargoes has kept tanker rates very high for longer than expected

Lloyd's List • March 30, 2026

The Daily View: Parallel fleets and Tehran’s ‘toll booth’

War with Iran could take parallel-fleet trend to a whole new level

Lloyd's List • March 27, 2026

Houthis see no reason to ‘prevent’ Yanbu VLCC trade ‘at present’

Red Sea disruption would create much greater fallout due to Strait Hormuz closure

Lloyd's List • March 19, 2026

Concerns mount over rate hangover after wartime tanker boom ends

In extended strait closure, too many ships would chase too few cargoes

Lloyd's List • March 18, 2026

How ‘imaginary’ Middle East VLCC rates are having real-world effects

Skepticism rises over Middle East VLCC indexes

Lloyd's List • March 17, 2026

The Daily View: Iranians and Houthis hold the cards

Financial markets not yet pricing in reality seen by shipping

Lloyd's List • March 13, 2026

Fears mount on ship fuel availability as Hormuz closure drags on

Bunker prices are skyrocketing, concerns rising about future shortages

Lloyd's List • March 12, 2026

Middle East VLCC indexes are still near peak but Atlantic rates are sinking

Middle East indexes are down only 5-7% vs wartime peak, while Atlantic basin indexes are down 35-39%