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The brief · Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Fresh tanker attacks near Hormuz as VLCC owners report exceptional earnings

  1. 01Safety & incidents

    Tankers hit near Strait of Hormuz as attacks continue

    ADNOC confirmed another strike on one of its tankers in UAE territorial waters, while UKMTO reported a separate apparent projectile strike near Hormuz. Iran's IRGC claimed two tankers caught fire after using routes it had not authorised. Reports of an Iranian attack on navigational aids on Oman's Didamar Island remain unconfirmed.

  2. 02Markets & finance

    VLCC earnings soar as DHT posts $270.9m quarterly profit

    DHT's third-quarter profit exceeded its result for all of 2025, and it has fixed 68% of its fourth-quarter VLCC spot days at an average of $579,900 a day. Middle East Gulf–China VLCC earnings stood near $1.29 million a day, with US Gulf–China earnings falling faster to around $415,000.

  3. 03Markets & finance

    US midterm results unsettle oil, trade and LNG shipbuilding

    Democrats will control both chambers of Congress from January 2027. Rystad reports oil below $100 amid a sharp market repricing, and diesel benchmarks have slid. Freightos sees renewed trade uncertainty, while analysts warn the outcome could weigh on LNG carrier orders for Korean shipbuilders.

  4. 04Cyprus & East Med

    Turkey issues navtex for Great Sea Interconnector surveys

    Turkey issued a navtex covering planned seabed surveys between Cyprus and Crete for the Great Sea Interconnector, in effect consenting to the work. Cyprus government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis called it of no consequence. Separately, Cyprus-linked Safe Bulkers more than tripled nine-month net profit to $96.3m and raised its dividend.

  5. 05Safety & incidents

    EU funds Black Sea security hub; Italy criticises Red Sea effort

    The European Commission pledged €50m to help Bulgaria and Romania speed up a Black Sea maritime security hub following deadly drone attacks on cargo ships. Italy's defence minister said EU states had taken no concrete steps to strengthen the Red Sea naval mission. The IMO Council condemned attacks in both seas.

  6. 06Markets & finance

    Suez return may limit November container rate increases

    Sogese says carriers may achieve only part of their announced November increases on Asia–Europe as more capacity returns via Suez, although Far East–Europe volumes rose 12.2% in the first seven months. Separately, the containership fleet is forecast to grow by almost 50% by 2030, raising concerns about oversupply.

  7. 07Regulation & policy

    US and China extend suspensions of reciprocal port fees

    Washington has formally extended for two months its suspension of port fees on Chinese-built and Chinese-operated ships. China will keep its special charges on US-linked vessels suspended until 10 January 2027 while the two sides maintain a temporary trade truce.

Written by Maritime AI at 06:31 Cyprus time from 250 headlines and their outlets’ own summaries. It can get things wrong — read the original articles before you rely on anything here.