LIVE WIRETuesday, 15 September 2026 · RIYADH

MIDDLE EAST Oman tows oil tanker attacked off its coast, two crew missing GLOBAL Tanker boom breaks every historical benchmark GLOBAL Hafnia set to become Torm’s largest shareholder MIDDLE EAST Iran war live: CENTCOM disputes IRGC claim supertanker struck by Hormuz nav MIDDLE EAST U.S. Rejects Iran’s Mine Claim as Hormuz Shipping Threat Remains Severe GLOBAL Show of Force Scares Off Pirates While Second Vessel Pays Ransom MIDDLE EAST Oil Tanker Rates Top $1 Million a Day as Hormuz War Squeezes Fleet MIDDLE EAST Why Middle East tensions are pushing oil prices above $100 GLOBAL VLCC earnings surge to record highs MIDDLE EAST Brent crude surges above $108 as Israeli-US war on Iran shows no sign of ending MIDDLE EAST Oman tows oil tanker attacked off its coast, two crew missing GLOBAL Tanker boom breaks every historical benchmark GLOBAL Hafnia set to become Torm’s largest shareholder MIDDLE EAST Iran war live: CENTCOM disputes IRGC claim supertanker struck by Hormuz nav MIDDLE EAST U.S. Rejects Iran’s Mine Claim as Hormuz Shipping Threat Remains Severe GLOBAL Show of Force Scares Off Pirates While Second Vessel Pays Ransom MIDDLE EAST Oil Tanker Rates Top $1 Million a Day as Hormuz War Squeezes Fleet MIDDLE EAST Why Middle East tensions are pushing oil prices above $100 GLOBAL VLCC earnings surge to record highs MIDDLE EAST Brent crude surges above $108 as Israeli-US war on Iran shows no sign of ending

SECTOR — TANKERS & CRUDE

Tankers & Crude

Crude and product tankers moving Gulf oil: VLCC, Suezmax and Aframax rates, loadings out of Ras Tanura and the Gulf, the shadow fleet, sanctions, and the flows through Hormuz and the Red Sea. Independent coverage by RiyadhCargo.com.

MIDDLE EASTMiddle East Eye21m ago

Oman tows oil tanker attacked off its coast, two crew missing

Oman tows oil tanker attacked off its coast, two crew missing Oman's Maritime Security Centre said on Tuesday that the Panama-flagged oil tanker 'EL GAIA' was being towed to an Omani port after a…

GLOBALSplash2473h ago

Tanker boom breaks every historical benchmark

A benchmark tanker rate has entered seven figures for the first time, marking an extraordinary moment in shipping history as war risk sends earnings across virtually every tanker class to record or…

GLOBALSplash2475h ago

Hafnia set to become Torm’s largest shareholder

Torm’s ownership structure is shifting again, with Oaktree-linked OCM Njord Holdings putting 9m shares in the Danish product tanker giant up for sale in a block worth about $318m at Monday’s closing…

Iran war live: CENTCOM disputes IRGC claim supertanker struck by Hormuz nav

MIDDLE EAST11h ago

U.S. Rejects Iran’s Mine Claim as Hormuz Shipping Threat Remains Severe

MIDDLE EASTgCaptain15h ago

Show of Force Scares Off Pirates While Second Vessel Pays Ransom

GLOBALMaritime Executive16h ago

Oil Tanker Rates Top $1 Million a Day as Hormuz War Squeezes Fleet

MIDDLE EASTgCaptain17h ago

Why Middle East tensions are pushing oil prices above $100

MIDDLE EAST19h ago

VLCC earnings surge to record highs

GLOBALFreight News23h ago

Brent crude surges above $108 as Israeli-US war on Iran shows no sign of ending

MIDDLE EAST1d ago

US says it’s clearing Hormuz traffic: Why are oil futures beyond $100?

Aegean cashes in modern aframax for $83m

Yemen's Houthis push deeper into Red Sea, capture 2 islands: What to know

Strait of Hormuz: could rail become an energy security asset?

MIDDLE EAST1d ago

Oil prices rise sharply as Middle East escalation risks disruption to supplies

MIDDLE EAST1d ago

Brent Oil hit $107 per barrel as Saudi East-West pipeline shuts down

Monsoon Weather Abates, but the Caroline Bezengi is Still Leaking Crude

U.S. Shows More Restraint After Latest Iranian Tanker Strike

Ukrainian drone evades Russian helicopter fire to strike oil tanker

US Limits Air Defense Time Slots For Tankers Sailing Through Hormuz

MIDDLE EAST2d ago

MOL names world’s first LNG carrier with Wind Challenger sails

US limits military protection for tankers crossing Hormuz, FT reports

MIDDLE EAST3d ago

Poten: VLCC Rates Hit Unprecedented Levels Amidst Mideast Conflict

Houthis Make Moves On Red Sea, U.S., Iran Go Tanker for Warship

MIDDLE EASTUSNI News4d ago

Oil Tanker Rates Hit Record Highs Following Iran, US Shipping Attacks

MIDDLE EAST4d ago

U.S.-Facilitated Hormuz Transits Help Lift Gulf Crude Exports Above 10 Million Bpd

MIDDLE EAST4d ago

Saudi oil output plunges to lowest since 1990 amid fallout from US-Iran war

Asyad doubles down on charter-backed MR newbuilds

MIDDLE EAST4d ago

Oil prices jump more than 6%, Brent crude tops $107

K Line names new LNG carrier Toho Emerald

Onex linked to record $200m VLCC deal

MIDDLE EAST4d ago

Two Tankers Attacked on Omani Route in Strait of Hormuz, Brent Hits $109

MIDDLE EAST5d ago

First LNG Carrier with Two Wind Sails Named Ahead of Commissioning

Brent crude tops $105 as US-Iran conflict fuels supply concerns

MIDDLE EAST5d ago

Iraq Seeks Oil Tankers as Gulf Giants Try to Ensure Hormuz Flows

MIDDLE EAST5d ago

Surging Tanker Rates Signal Deepening Global Energy Crisis

Oil jumps to $105, pushing up chances of a US interest rate increase

MIDDLE EAST5d ago

Surging Tanker Rates Signal a Deepening Global Energy Crisis

Likely oil slicks in Strait of Hormuz after US tanker strikes: experts

MIDDLE EAST5d ago

U.S., Iran Trade Strikes in Strait of Hormuz as Both Battle on Social Media

MIDDLE EASTUSNI News11d ago

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