Lloyd's List • October 6, 2026

Tanker rates, already higher than most imagined possible, just spiked again

Just when you thought crude tanker rates couldn’t possibly go higher, they’re surging to even more extreme levels

Lloyd's List • October 3, 2026

Shipping at ‘unique moment in history’ as conflicts fail to derail demand

How has the global economy remained so strong despite so many trade disruptions?

Lloyd's List • October 2, 2026

Some tanker bosses see boom lasting for years, not months

The mood was predictably ebullient and bemused as tanker execs gathered in Manhattan

Lloyd's List • September 26, 2026

Why are spot container rates to the US more than double rates to Europe?

Asia-US rates continue to rise as Asia-Europe rates fall

Lloyd's List • September 24, 2026

How would US diesel export restriction impact tanker shipping rates?

The US considers restrictions or an outright ban on US diesel exports

Lloyd's List • September 12, 2026

Why VLCC rates just went ballistic and how they could go even higher

Market in the midst of a ‘chartering frenzy’ causing ‘seismic shifts’ in rates

Lloyd's List • September 9, 2026

VLCC market hits historic high in latest phase of Hormuz crisis

Extended crisis duration is turning out to be historically lucrative for VLCC owners

Lloyd's List • August 28, 2026

Podcast: How INSW navigates today’s historic tanker markets

A conversation with Lois Zabrocky and Jeff Pribor of INSW

Lloyd's List • August 20, 2026

Shipping stocks at decade highs amid geopolitical chaos and strong demand

Traders often brag about fresh 52-week highs. That’s nothing compared to what’s going on in shipping

Lloyd's List • August 15, 2026

No peak yet: Liner profits mount as spot rates rise again

Maersk sees a structural change supporting higher rate levels

Lloyd's List • August 13, 2026

Hormuz crisis supply response loses steam but tanker rates hold firm

Hormuz crisis increasingly feels more structural and less transitory

Lloyd's List • August 4, 2026

Tanker boom of 2026, now second-best in history, shows no signs of abating

Today’s tanker market doesn’t yet deserve the ‘best ever’ moniker but it’s making a run for it.

Lloyd's List • July 28, 2026

3D chess: The interwoven tanker effects of Iranian, Houthi and Ukrainian attacks

In tanker markets, trio of geopolitical crises interact with each other

Lloyd's List • July 22, 2026

The Daily View: Middle East Gulf indexes at a crossroads

For Baltic Exchange indexes, it's time for a change as Hormuz crisis drags on

Lloyd's List • July 21, 2026

Red Sea crisis redux: Could Bab el Mandeb be the next tanker chokepoint?

The geopolitical chaos continues to mount for tanker shipping

Lloyd's List • July 7, 2026

VLCCs and suezmaxes riding high as peace deal hikes Hormuz flows

Current spot rates exceeding rates prior to the US-Iran peace deal

Lloyd's List • June 30, 2026

Hormuz crisis resuscitates scrubber premium; newbuild scrubber fittings on the rise

Geopolitical disruptions have been a significant variable for scrubber premiums

Lloyd's List • June 29, 2026

The Daily View: Sell high, buy high

Multilpolar world would add to ship demand

Lloyd's List • June 23, 2026

VLCC rates spike yet again as ‘confusion continues to reign’ at Strait of Hormuz

VLCC rates surge, even as crude flow through Strait of Hormuz remains a relative trickle

Lloyd's List • June 19, 2026

The rise of shipping disruptions amid the shift to a multipolar world

Geopolitical disruptions could continue to support shipping rates