Bridget Diakun

Falsely flagged US-sanctioned tanker that transited Hormuz earlier on Tuesday makes U-turn in Gulf of Oman

Two ballast tankers have U-turned on approach to the US blockade line A suezmax and VLCC laden with Iranian crude diverted while sailing east

More than 10 vessels have transited past the US blockade line since the terms were expanded last week

Non‑Iranian traffic rose to its highest post‑war level, with dark transits and Omani‑side routing used Two MSC boxships and a Safesea tanker exited the MEG in dark transits

Bridget Diakun, Joshua Minchin and Tomer Raanan Lloyd's List Commentators have said that the US president's clownishness and lack of ideology somehow make him less dangerous. They're wrong

Any ships that exit the region are being watched by US forces and have not necessarily defied the blockade, according to a US defence official

Eight tankers have seen their voyages disrupted, some temporarily No signs that Iran's shadow fleet in its entirety has ground to a halt

Demand for risk-tolerant tankers makes previously unemployable shadow fleet ships a viable option to lift mainstream cargo

379 crude oil tanker transits recorded in March, up 66% month on month Dark transits surge as many tanker operators opt to disable AIS while sailing past Houthi-controlled territory

Nearly 20 shadow fleet tankers have stopped just outside the US blockade line or are diverting on the approach, appearing to be waiting and weighing up their options