Lloyd's List • October 20, 2026

Crude tanker rates retreat from epic peak as chartering pace slows

Spot rates for crude tankers down double digits from their highs

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 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 • 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 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 • 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

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 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 • 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 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