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The brief · Monday, 9 November 2026

Ships hit as US and Iran trade strikes around the Strait of Hormuz

  1. 01Safety & incidents

    Commercial ships attacked in and around Strait of Hormuz

    Iran and the US traded strikes on merchant vessels over the weekend. At least two tankers were attacked in the strait on Saturday, one catching fire, and one crew abandoned their tanker. US forces said they disabled the cargo ship Huda in the Gulf of Oman for allegedly trying to breach the Iran blockade.

  2. 02Fuel & energy

    Gulf crude flows strained as tanker bookings prove difficult

    Iraq's foreign minister said Baghdad has reached understandings with Washington allowing oil exports through Hormuz via a lane near Oman. India's HPCL is struggling to charter tankers for Gulf crude amid vessel shortages and owner withdrawals. Separately, oil traders are seeking US approval to return some sanctioned tankers to service.

  3. 03Safety & incidents

    IMO counts 25 seafarer deaths since Hormuz conflict began

    The IMO said at least 25 seafarers have died in the Strait of Hormuz since the US-Iran war started on 28 February, with thousands still stranded in the Gulf. Its Council condemned attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Black Sea. In the Gulf of Oman, the UAE National Guard rescued all 22 crew from a burning cargo ship.

  4. 04Safety & incidents

    Black Sea drone strikes push owners to refuse war risk

    Drone attacks off Romania and Bulgaria are leading some owners to decline voyages rather than price the risk. Bulgarian prosecutors have found human remains on a chemical tanker matching the drone-hit Wine Trader and ordered DNA tests. Russia said it struck three cargo vessels it claims were carrying military goods for Ukraine.

  5. 05Markets & finance

    Capesizes firm on Brazil routes while VLCC rates soften

    Capesizes ended the week firmer after early weakness. Tubarão–Qingdao rose $2.93 to $36.80/mt, outpacing West Australia–Qingdao, up $0.78 to $14.88/mt. VLCC rates eased on thin enquiry and competition from Suezmaxes, though the LR2 MEG–Japan round-trip TCE edged up $100 to $292,000/day.

  6. 06Markets & finance

    Carriers revise surcharges and adjust Red Sea and Türkiye calls

    CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk have announced new or revised surcharges on routes involving Africa, the Gulf, the Indian Subcontinent and North America. MSC is adding King Abdullah Port and Jeddah to its Zephyr service, dropping Salalah, and moving Ambarli onto its North Europe–Marmara loop. Drewry's intra-Asia index fell $26 to $1,478 per 40ft.

  7. 07

    Egypt cuts gas to fertiliser makers as wheat imports jump

    Egyptian fertiliser producers have been told of a further 33% cut in natural gas supplies as the country's energy squeeze tightens. Egypt imported 985,425 tonnes of wheat in October, nearly triple September's volume but 47% below a year earlier, while corn imports fell 35%.

Written by Maritime AI at 06:30 Cyprus time from 85 headlines and their outlets’ own summaries. It can get things wrong — read the original articles before you rely on anything here.