Tomer Raanan

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

Iran declares a large section in and around the Strait of Hormuz as closed and urges ships to leave Centcom says two US-flagged vessels were escorted by destroyers through Hormuz

The number of vessels transited through the Strait of Hormuz fell to 17 last week from 41 the previous week

Fresh US sanctions target a UAE-based network shipping Iranian LPG

Ofac has published the General License X, authorising a broad array of transactions related to shipments of Iranian oil, petroleum products and petrochemical products for a two-month period

Hormuz traffic surges as US-Iran talks are set to resume, but a long‑term plan is still elusive and shipping is enacting temporary workarounds not a strategic return

At least three VLCCs heading towards the Red Sea had U-turned or stopped near the Gulf of Aden, while not fewer than two tankers that recently loaded in Yanbu have also changed course

More vessels have altered course in the Red Sea over the past two days JMIC warns that Yemeni faction is preparing to attack shipping

Non-sanctioned VLGCs with a history of shipping Iranian LPG appear to have lifted non-Iranian cargoes in recent weeks

First shadow fleet VLGC scrapped in years: Sanctioned LPG carrier Double In has been recycled in Alang, the first known Iran-trading VLGC to leave the market through scrapping in more than three years