Chokepoint tolls - The spread of a bad idea
In this week’s episode:Shipowner groups implore the United Nations and the International Maritime Organization to stop Iran from imposing a toll on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and point to...
7 Elo 32min
The Adnoc L&S raid on the secondhand VLCC market
In this week’s episode:Adnoc Logistics & Services has been buying VLCCs as it seeks to control its supply chain out of the Middle East Gulf.Read more: Adnoc L&S linked to six-strong VLCC raid as UAE b...
31 Heinä 24min
The expanding theatres of war
In this week's episode:Shipping is beset with growing risks as Houthis intensify maritime risks in the Red Sea as July because one of the most intensive months for attacks. To dissect what's been happ...
24 Heinä 34min
Should the mariner be the fall guy when shadow vessels break sanctions?
The ceasefire in the Middle East Gulf is over and Iranian forces appear to be attacking merchant vessels even further afield than previously. TradeWinds reporter Matt Coyne tells us how vessel traffic...
17 Heinä 21min
Risky business — are we going back to square one in Hormuz?
Not even a month after the Strait of Hormuz "re-opened", President Trump has said he considers the ceasefire with Iran to be "OVER!" in the Middle East Gulf.Vessel traffic in the Gulf has responded to...
10 Heinä 23min
Faking a Norwegian
In this week’s episode: TradeWinds has reported on sanctioned tankers often flying false flags, but perhaps none so brazenly as those pretending to fly under the Norwegian International Register. Trad...
3 Heinä 24min
Peace at last? Shipping cautiously resumes as Hormuz re-opens
It's what shipping has been waiting for since early March: the Strait of Hormuz is re-opening to vessel traffic, following a temporary peace deal signed between the US and Iran this week.The reporters...
19 Kesä 21min
