Hormuz Crisis
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Middle East
Product tanker captured by Iranians reignites Hormuz security concerns
A Hong Kong-flagged handy product tanker at anchorage in Fujairah was boarded by armed men yesterday and told to head…
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Shipping on alert as Iran vows revenge for deadly American drone strike
Merchant shipping heading through Middle Eastern waters has been placed back on high alert over fears Iran may retaliate to…
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Middle East
John Bolton reiterates US stance towards controversial Iranian VLCC
An Iranian suezmax is charging through the Red Sea, widely tipped to come alongside the VLCC, the world’s most tracked…
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Middle East
Australia signs up for US-led Hormuz naval patrols
Australian forces will add a “modest, meaningful and time-limited” contribution to a United States-led mission in the Strait of Hormuz…
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Europe
Iranian VLCC departs Gibraltar
The , an Iranian VLCC seize by British armed forces off Gibraltar on July 4, has left the UK sovereign…
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Middle East
Extra pay for any crew attacked in Strait of Hormuz
Crew attacked in the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz will get bonus pay and doubled death and…
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Europe
Maritime security firms pull UK guards from ships bound for the Gulf
The Financial Times is reporting that maritime security firms are pulling British guards off transits through the Gulf over fears…
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Europe
Iran’s president vows to deny UK ships access to Strait of Hormuz
The United Kingdom cannot use the Strait of Hormuz for as long as Iran is denied passage through the Strait…
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Middle East
Iran seizes third vessel
Iranian media reported yesterday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized a “foreign oil tanker” on July 31. Images…
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Europe
Iranian president hints at tanker trade to deescalate Hormuz crisis
Iran’s president yesterday hinted he’d be up for a tanker trade with the UK in order to deescalate the tense…
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Middle East
Europe welcomes UK’s Hormuz patrol proposal
A host of European nations are coming out in support of the UK’s call for a naval coalition to assist…
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Europe
UK seeks European naval coalition to patrol Hormuz
With the US telling London it must handle the impasse by itself, the British government yesterday mooted the idea of…
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Middle East
UAE charterer of seized tanker denies Iranian claims of fuel smuggling
The charterer of a small product tanker seized by Iran earlier this month has rubbished claims the ship was engaged…
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Middle East
Iran releases images of detained Stena Impero crew as UK readies response
Iranian authorities have said the 23 crew of the detained in the port of Bandar Abbas since Friday are okay.…
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Middle East
All British ships told to avoid Strait of Hormuz
All British ships have been told by the UK government to avoid transiting the Strait of Hormuz for an indefinite…
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Middle East
Iran seizes Stena and Norbulk tankers
Two tankers were taken into Iranian waters today, sending merchant shipping into heightened crisis mode. As has been widely reported,…
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Middle East
Iran arrests tanker while US shoots down drone over Hormuz
The tense situation in and around the Strait of Hormuz remains a huge concern for world shipping with Iranian media…
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Asia
Japan mulls changing its constitution in order to protect oil supplies through Hormuz
Japanese politicians spent Sunday debating whether the country’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops should take part in a US-proposed coalition to…
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Tankers
Iranian VLCC at centre of diplomatic storm with the UK set to depart Gibraltar
Both the crew and the Iranian VLCC arrested in Gibraltar earlier this month are set to depart the British territory…
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Europe
Tanker rift between the UK and Iran escalates
The tanker rift between the UK and Iran is escalating. Police in Gibraltar have arrested the Indian captain and chief…
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