BIMCO’s executives and analysts have weighed in the aftermath of the ceasefire agreement in the Middle East war. More specifically, Chief Safety & Security Officer, Jakob Larsen commented the following: Will ships trapped in the Persian Gulf seek t…
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Six weeks into the Iran–US conflict, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered the most significant supply disruption in the modern oil market. Approximately 11 million barrels per day of crude production has been taken offline, export volumes …
The escalation of tensions around the Strait of Hormuz has led to one of the most significant disruptions to commercial shipping observed in recent years. Drawing on AXSMarine AIS-derived data combined with commercial datasets, activity observed throug…
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A seminal shift in how the US utilises maritime sanctions has seen a move away from rigid, long-term policy towards a “deeply pragmatic” and often unpredictable approach designed to stabilise markets in real-time, according to sanctions exp…
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Escalating Houthi attacks against Israeli targets signal potential maritime sabotage ahead, threatening to reshape global tanker trade flows and introduce significant inefficiencies into an already strained supply chain. We analyse how redirecting crud…
Growing Houthi risk could amplify inefficiencies across tanker trade flows Read More »