US-led coalition warns of ‘credible’ sabotage threat for stationary vessels in the Gulf
Warning comes as officials investigate potential sabotage attack on Sonangol tanker
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Indiscriminate Iranian attacks threaten all Gulf shipping, experts warn
Vanguard Tech warns that Iran still controls huge arsenal of missiles likely to target ships
Zelenskyy urges Europe to get tougher on Russia-trading ship seizures
European efforts are not sufficient to deprive Moscow of revenue, the Ukrainian president argues
Iran conflict could see big paper product tanker earnings fail to materialise
Clarksons says an LR2 could, in theory, earn $160,000 per day sailing from the Middle East to Japan
Scorpio Tankers fixes eight-year charter and adds $110m to cash pile through tanker trio sale
Robert Bugbee says to expect more charters and sales ‘at higher prices’
‘All about war’ for VLCCs as Embiricos nears record-setting $700,000 per day fixture
Pair of blockbuster deals smash record set just days before
Frontline downgraded as Middle East war could ‘swing tanker markets both ways’
ABG Sundal Collier cuts VLCC owner to ‘hold’ on high valuation
Andreas Michalopoulos confident of securing strong rates as tankers come off charters
Performance Shipping boss expects market strength to continue throughout 2026
Trafigura bags huge rate for VLCC as charterers look to Western barrels
DHT Holdings also books vessels as fixtures trickle into the market
Small island mindset of Donso is an example of self-belief and the law of Jante
Six tanker owners on an island only 2 sq km. It’s like a box of chocolates