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Drones hit tankers Wine Trader and Yara J off Romania's Black Sea coast Oct 15; 7 of Wine Trader's 12 crew are missing. A NATO official told Reuters the drones appeared Russian-made (unconfirmed). #BlackSea #Tankers

https://strategicenergymap.org/events/#2026-10-16-romania-black-sea-tanker-drones

Two more ships went down near Hormuz: container ship GFS Pride sank Oct 13 (21 crew safe), and bulk carrier Cape Dao, hit Sep 23, has now sunk too. A security firm found no evidence for Iran's mine claim on the Pride. #Hormuz #Tankers

https://strategicenergymap.org/chokepoints/strait-of-hormuz/

Brent rose to about $106.55/bbl and WTI to $95.23 as supertankers avoid the Fujairah hub near Hormuz (Bloomberg tanker-tracking data) and Saudi Arabia traded strikes with Yemen's Houthis. US diesel $6.20/gal (week of Oct 5). #Tankers #OilPrices

https://strategicenergymap.org/

The Panama-flagged VLCC GEM NO.2 was hit by an unidentified projectile on Oct 9 about 13 nm west of Al Jazeera, UAE, outside the usual Hormuz attack cluster. Fire extinguished; no group claimed responsibility. #Tankers #MaritimeSecurity

https://strategicenergymap.org/chokepoints/strait-of-hormuz/

A chemical tanker was struck by projectiles off Qatar on Oct 7, UKMTO said — about 51 nautical miles offshore, well west of the usual Strait of Hormuz attack cluster. No party has claimed responsibility. #Tankers #MaritimeSecurity

https://strategicenergymap.org/chokepoints/strait-of-hormuz/

“The cost of the journey comes to $38 per barrel of #oil assuming the #tanker holds 2 million barrels. #ShippingCosts have exploded as the war in the Persian Gulf has led to a shortage of available #tankers” #oilPrices

www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/10/...

1 BMO: #Futures on the #S&P500 are lower this morning after the #index reached a record high on Tuesday. Meanwhile, #global #bonds remained under pressure as escalating attacks on #tankers passing through the #StraitofHormuz drove #Brent above $101 a barrel. 🧵
#markets

String of #Shadowfleet #tankers taking the southern (less used) route round #Malta

#Scout 9255660
#Stilgar 9291250
#Azorin 9285859
#Aktros 9257814
#Kousai 9285835
#Ailana 9232888
#Reglament 9378620
#Furia 9257802

#Russia #Mediterranean

UKMTO: an unknown projectile hit tanker Lipsi's engine room in the Strait of Hormuz on Oct 4, leaving it disabled. Crew safe, no environmental impact — at least the seventh vessel hit there since late Sep. #Tankers #MaritimeSecurity

https://strategicenergymap.org/chokepoints/strait-of-hormuz/

UKMTO's delayed disclosures now put at six the number of vessels struck in the Strait of Hormuz since 28 September. No casualties were reported and responsibility wasn't attributed. #Tankers #Hormuz

https://strategicenergymap.org/chokepoints/strait-of-hormuz/

BREAKING: Two oil tankers struck by unknown projectiles in Strait of Hormuz region

UK Maritime Trade Operations said two tankers were hit Friday near Hormuz and east of Oman; crews safe, no pollution reported.

🟣🗞️ #Hormuz #Oil #Tankers #MiddleEast #Shipping

AIS-tracked tanker traffic through Hormuz averaged 1.3/day in the week to 27 Sep, 97% below baseline — many sail dark, so broader tracking shows higher flows. Turkish Straits -48%, Bab el-Mandeb -22%. #DataViz #Tankers #Shipping

https://strategicenergymap.org/charts/chokepoint-tanker-traffic/

UKMTO disclosed 3 more Hormuz tanker attacks via delayed warnings, with vessel identities, damage and casualties still unconfirmed days later — a widening gap in incident reporting even as overall traffic recovers. #Tankers #Shipping

https://strategicenergymap.org/chokepoints/strait-of-hormuz/

More enquiry doesn't automatically mean higher freight. Until that activity converts into fixtures, owners can hold ideas firm, but there's little evidence yet for another leg higher.

#Suezmax #Tankers #Shipping #Freight #Crude

String of #Shadowfleet #tankers passing down the #UK #Ireland coastline

#Ailana 9232888
#Azorin 9285859
#Stilgar 9291250
#Kousai 9285835
#Aktros 9257814

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4 #tankers in #BlackSea got their signals spoofed and location ended up off #Lima #Peru

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Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is at the centre of US-Iran negotiations, as talks explore reopening the critical energy corridor, easing maritime disruption and restoring safer passage for global trade. #Hormuz #Shipping #Tankers #Oil #MaritimeSecurity

Million barrel #Suezmax tankers are commanding exceptional rates as the #Hormuz crisis reshapes crude flows, tightens vessel supply and forces traders toward alternative shipping strategies. #NordicAmericanTankers #tankers #oil #freightrates #shipping