Hormuz Crisis at Crossroads as U.S.–Iran Talks Set to Restart
Daily Briefing 15 April 2026
Hormuz closure pushes VLGC rates in US Gulf over $100K per day
Chagos Climb-Down Calls for a New Plan
AD Ports Sees New Opportunities in Black Sea Market
U.S. Will Let Iran Oil Waiver Expire as Blockade Tightens Grip on Global Flows
Signs of scramble from Iran-linked ships amid US blockade
250 missing in Andaman Sea as boat carrying illegal migrants capsizes
US military reports no ships have breached Iranian blockade
Report: Saudi Arabia Pushes U.S. to Lift Blockade on Iranian Traffic
Swedish authorities catch ship flushing coal residues into Baltic Sea
- FEATURE | US and Iran may return to Islamabad for talks despite ongoing blockade
- Middle East port update: Tuesday, April 14
- “Free Seas” Are Not Unraveling — But the System Is Changing Under Pressure
- Iran hits out at US, Israel and ‘politicised’ IMO
- U.S. Claims Success in First 24 Hours of Iranian Shipping Blockade
- How do you transit through the Strait of Hormuz?
- Strong freight markets subdue recycling as high-value chemical tankers sold for scrap
- Bulk Carrier Hit by Projectiles Off Oman as Maritime Threats Spill Beyond Hormuz
- U.S. Declares Blockade Effective as First Ships Turned Back from Iranian Ports
- US blockade complicates passage via Iran-approved ‘safe’ corridor

