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The brief · Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Fresh Gulf attacks hit tankers and an LNG carrier as Iran peace hopes pull oil lower

  1. 01Safety & incidents

    New attacks on tankers and LNG carrier around Hormuz

    A tanker was hit by two unidentified projectiles in the Persian Gulf late on Sunday. The Pakistan-bound LNG carrier Al Mayeda was attacked near Hormuz on Friday, even though Pakistan had arranged its passage with Iran. Separately, Iran has nearly doubled its non-compliance list to 240 ships and says all Sinokor vessels will be treated as blacklisted.

  2. 02Fuel & energy

    Oil falls on talks hopes while energy risks stay high

    Oil prices dropped more than 7% on Monday after Iranian-Qatari talks raised hopes of ending the war. Iran says contacts with the US continue despite no breakthrough. Goldman Sachs nonetheless raised its oil forecasts, citing supply risks, and MABUX expects bunker prices to stay firm but volatile in November.

  3. 03Regulation & policy

    US industry presses USTR to suspend China-linked ship fees

    A broad coalition of maritime, farm, manufacturing, retail and logistics groups is urging Washington to suspend port fees on China-linked vessels permanently. Nearly all submissions to the US Trade Representative warned the fees would raise transport costs and hurt export competitiveness, with requests ranging from a pause until January to longer.

  4. 04Markets & finance

    More Gemini container services return to the Suez Canal

    The Gemini partnership is moving its ME1 India–North Europe loop to the Suez route, with the first sailing on 4 November. It is described as another Maersk–Hapag-Lloyd joint service to resume Suez transits.

  5. 05Fuel & energy

    Alternative-fuel orders surge, but ports lag behind

    DNV figures show alternative-fuelled newbuilding orders running 57% above last year, led by LNG-powered containerships and car carriers; 53 were ordered in October, 30 of them LNG. A Lloyd's Register study warns that bunkering infrastructure at ports is not keeping pace with these orders.

  6. 06Cyprus & East Med

    Cyprus registry grows; crew rescued from ship sinking off Paphos

    The Cyprus fleet has grown by about 27% since September 2023, with 119 vessels joining the register this year, the shipping deputy minister told parliament. Separately, MSC Hannah III rescued all 10 crew of the Tanzanian-flagged AS Dream, which sank about 90 nautical miles west of Paphos.

  7. 07Safety & incidents

    Somali pirates seize Iranian fishing vessel

    Pirates off Somalia have taken an Iranian fishing vessel with 23 people aboard, and the Maritime Security Centre Indian Ocean warns it could serve as a base for attacks near a commercial lane. India's defence ministry says its forces intercepted and freed a pirated Iranian dhow.

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