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%

Lloyd's List • March 11, 2026

Fallout will ripple across globe amid Strait of Hormuz ‘doomsday scenario’

Effect on global trade of the Strait of Hormuz closure comes down to duration, say execs and analysts

Lloyd's List • March 6, 2026

They all said Hormuz closure would be brief. What if they were wrong?

An extended closure — from a practical, commercial perspective — now seems plausible

Lloyd's List • March 5, 2026

Amid an increasingly chaotic world, container lines crave more ships

Liner operators want more tonnage to take advantage of disruptions

Lloyd's List • March 3, 2026

Middle East war is ‘black swan’ for liner networks, ‘catastrophic’ for ports

Abrupt closure of Middle East box trade will have major repercussions

Lloyd's List • March 3, 2026

Crude tanker rates in unchartered territory; VLCC index tops $420K

BALTIC Exchange indexes for VLLCs loading in the Middle East reached record highs

Lloyd's List • February 21, 2026

Trump swiftly replaces lost IEEPA tariffs but new levies are far less flexible

How Supreme Court decision impacts shipping

Lloyd's List • February 19, 2026

The Daily View: Shipping capacity in the new world order

Rising trade inefficiencies buoy shipping capacity demand

Lloyd's List • February 15, 2026

Trump’s Maritime Action Plan seeks to resurrect US port fees

US proposes port fees for all foreign-built ships of $0.01-$0.25 per kg of imported cargo

Lloyd's List • February 12, 2026

Effect of geopolitics on shipping poised to escalate, so ‘buckle up’

Geopolitics has played a role in shipping since cargo moved in barrels and sacks on sea galleons, but never at the scale it does today.

Lloyd's List • February 4, 2026

Shipping share performance continues to trounce broader stock market

Every shipping segment is outperforming the S&P 500 index

Lloyd's List • January 29, 2026

Rubio outlines US plan to revive oil trade in Venezuela’s ‘gangsters’ paradise’

So far, so good for the tanker business in post-Maduro Venezuela. But there are no guarantees

Lloyd's List • January 21, 2026

US seizes another tanker amid shift of Venezuelan oil to Caribbean storage

US takeover of Venezuela’s crude oil exports is in full swing

Lloyd's List • January 12, 2026

What to look out for in tankers in 2026

A podcast on the 2026 outlook for crude and products tankers

Lloyd's List • January 7, 2026

Venezuela supply effect lagged due to pre-blockade cargo and ships running gauntlet

Significant volumes en route prior to US blockade, and tankers are now running blockade

Lloyd's List • January 6, 2026

The Daily View: Trump kicks off 2026 with another geopolitical crisis

Venezuelan crude exports will eventually recover, say optimists