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Saudi Oil Shipments to Europe Cut After Drone Attacks

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Saudi Oil Shipments to Europe Cut After Drone Attacks

Saudi Arabia has cut oil shipments to Europe after drone attacks damaged its key export pipeline to the Red Sea. The cut in Saudi flows through the Red Sea will prompt Saudi Arabia to try to export more oil via the Strait of Hormuz. Polish integrated oil firm Orlen is rushing to find crude oil cargoes from the North Sea and further afield to replace disrupted Saudi imports.

Kemal Can Kayar|1 min read|Sep 16, 2026

Port Strikes in Germany and Netherlands Disrupt Shipping Operations

A 48-hour strike by port workers in Germany and a separate strike in the Netherlands are disrupting operations at major seaports, affecting vessel operations, terminal work, and inland cargo transport. The strikes are expected to cause delays and congestion in the ports.

Kemal Can Kayar|1 min read|Sep 5, 2026

War Risk Claims Surge as Strait of Hormuz Disruption Continues

The payout to vessel owners damaged in the Iran War is the second-biggest payout for marine underwriters in over a decade. War risk insurance premiums for the Strait of Hormuz have surged to between 40 and 60 times pre-crisis levels.

Kemal Can Kayar|1 min read|Sep 4, 2026

Strait of Hormuz Disruption to Last Longer Than Expected

The head of Mitsui OSK Lines expects disruption in the Strait of Hormuz to last longer than previously assumed, with recent attacks elevating the risk for tankers. Japanese oil refiners are seeking alternative supplies and routes, including the US, due to the disruption.

Kemal Can Kayar|1 min read|Sep 3, 2026

Panama Canal Cuts Daily Transit Capacity Amid Water Shortage

Panama is throttling daily transits again as Gatún Lake runs low, forcing owners to choose between paying up at auction, sitting in the anchorage, or steaming an extra fortnight round the Cape. The shortfall reopens every cost line the 2023 crunch exposed.

Kemal Can Kayar|1 min read|Aug 21, 2026

Iran Considers Ban on US and Israeli Ships in Hormuz

Iran is moving to turn the Strait of Hormuz from a waterway into a screening desk: a draft bill that would make passage conditional on a vessel's politics, and whose real weapon is the elastic word 'linked'.

Kemal Can Kayar|3 min read|Aug 9, 2026

Tanker Traffic Through Hormuz Rebounds to Near Pre-Escalation Levels

Traffic is creeping back through the Strait of Hormuz, with at least two operators moving oil close to pre-escalation volumes and tankers transferring cargoes ship-to-ship off Oman to limit their time in the strait. It is a fragile normal, enough to fix cargoes but not enough to stop pricing in the danger.

Kemal Can Kayar|1 min read|Aug 1, 2026

Strait of Hormuz Tensions Raise Shipping Costs

When a tanker reroutes around the Strait of Hormuz, the industry counts the sea miles and the war-risk premium but rarely the money moving underneath the voyage. A rerouting that looks like a $200,000 cost on paper can quietly become $220,000 once the currency exposure buried in local port bills is counted.

Kemal Can Kayar|2 min read|Jul 28, 2026