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

Lloyd's List • December 30, 2025

Chinese-flagged VLCC en route to Venezuela despite US blockade

What happens if unsanctioned Chinese-flagged VLCC loads Venezuelan crude?

Lloyd's List • December 23, 2025

VLCC rates fall like ‘lead balloon’ in steepest one-day plunge in over half-decade

Largest single-day drop in TD3C index since May 1, 2020

Lloyd's List • December 17, 2025

MSC: ‘We wish to deny any interest in acquiring Zim’

ISRAELI liner operator Zim is for sale, but MSC won’t be buying it.

Lloyd's List • December 17, 2025

‘All the shareholders’ wishes are coming true’ yet VLCC stocks are down

Shares of VLCC owners have been pulling back amid an epic spot-rate rally

Lloyd's List • December 6, 2025

Still just a trickle of US soyabeans to China despite trade deal

US soyabean sales to China remain limited; cargo loadings are just beginning