Lloyd's List • October 22, 2025

Crude tankers firing on all cylinders as oil in transit soars

Sanctioned barrels responsible for oil in transit surge

Lloyd's List • October 16, 2025

US-listed shipowners still don’t know their liability from Chinese port fees

Chinese port fees expected to further 'fragment global' fleet

Lloyd's List • October 12, 2025

US ownership clause of Chinese port fees could cast ‘wide net’

Chinese port fees could have a significant market effect

Lloyd's List • September 23, 2025

VLCC spot rates dip from peak but outlook remains bullish

Spot rates for VLCCs have dropped by mid-single digits from last week

Lloyd's List • September 15, 2025

Analysts see more upside to come as VLCC rates near six-figure threshold

Signals flashing green for VLCC market as spot rates remain very strong

Lloyd's List • July 23, 2025

How new EU sanctions could change tanker trades beyond Russia

The latest round of EU sanctions on Russia could shake up tanker markets

Lloyd's List • June 24, 2025

VLCC rates shoot higher but tanker stocks retreat after restrained Iranian response

Spot rates surging but tanker equities tell a very different story

Lloyd's List • June 20, 2025

Tanker execs lay out Strait of Hormuz scenarios as spot rates double

Strait of Hormuz situation could end up being either very good or very bad for tanker demand

Lloyd's List • May 1, 2025

New version of US SHIPS Act targets owners ordering Chinese newbuilds

Non-Chinese owners ordering at China’s CSSC would face US port fees if bill passes

Lloyd's List • April 2, 2025

‘Thermonuclear’ port fee-tariff combo: Shipping ‘disaster’ or will rates go ‘ballistic’?

No one really knows how this will play out for rates, although shipowners predict they will ultimately profit

Lloyd's List • March 25, 2025

Crunch time for US port fee threat as final Washington hearings begin

What happens next will be a litmus test of practicality versus ideology

Lloyd's List • March 12, 2025

US could face trade ‘apocalypse’ if Trump port fee plan isn’t killed

Business leaders warn of potentially catastrophic effects to US import costs, US export competitiveness, economy

Lloyd's List • February 23, 2025

Sweeping US plan to target Chinese ships would snare many non-Chinese operators

The US plans to charge up to $1.5m for every port call by a Chinese-built ship

Lloyd's List • February 21, 2025

Trump administration official vows to tax foreign-flag ships calling at US ports

US source income is generally exempt from tax for foreign shipowners, but that could change

Lloyd's List • February 19, 2025

The Daily View: Uncertainty is bad for demand growth

The geopolitical effect on rates is always an educated guess, but we now have a whole new level of guessing.

Lloyd's List • February 3, 2025

Trump trade war 2.0: What are the pros and cons for shipping?

Trump’s new trade war offers both positives and negatives for ocean shipping

Lloyd's List • January 29, 2025

Why would US invade Panama? US Senate hearing gives rationale

Panama Canal route appears increasingly in jeopardy from US aggression

Lloyd's List • January 28, 2025

Red Sea reopening could be less dire than feared for product tankers

Tonne-mile upside from Cape of Good Hope reroutings has already dissipated, limiting product tanker downside from a Red Sea reopening

Lloyd's List • January 22, 2025

VLCC spot rates sink 11% despite US sanctions on Russian cargoes

Tanker charterers not panicking; high-priced deals on subs fail

Lloyd's List • January 15, 2025

VLCC spot rates surge higher as tanker stock rally takes a breather

Baltic VLCC TCE index gains another 33% on Tuesday to reach $47,916 per day