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Sep 18, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Weilun Soon, Ruth Liao, Charles Gorrivan

    Another Tanker Suffers Failure as Crew Suspect Cyber Attack (opens the original)

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    A liquefied natural gas tanker bringing fuel from the US to Europe suffered a systems failure that the crew reported as a suspected cyber attack, according to people familiar with the matter. In the latest of a number of potential cybersecurity incidents on tankers, the Vivit Africa LNG was sailing east in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas toward Italy early this month when the crew were suddenly unable to access some of the internal control systems, the people said, asking not be identified b

  2. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · Weilun Soon, Ahmed Elimam

    Experts Race to Salvage Leaking Oil Tanker Grounded Off Oman (opens the original)

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    Specialists are racing to salvage a sinking shadow-fleet tanker off Oman that has caused a massive oil slick, with rough monsoon conditions threatening to hamper the effort. Specialist personnel have already boarded the Caroline Bezengi, a Suezmax that’s grounded among the Hallaniyat Islands on Oman’s southern coast, with salvage vessels, aircraft and equipment on the way, maritime risk and response company Ambrey said in a statement. The region is in the midst of its seasonal monsoon, which bri

  3. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Weilun Soon

    Hormuz Traffic at a Trickle as Ship Attacks Heighten Concerns (opens the original)

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    Observable traffic transiting the Strait of Hormuz remained at a trickle as attacks on vessels and Iranian threats heightened safety concerns for shipowners and crews considering a trip through the waterway. Shipping activity was subdued on Tuesday after six smaller vessels crossed in both directions on Monday with their transponders on near Iran, including bulk carriers and liquefied petroleum gas tankers, according to data from Kpler. One empty crude tanker, a US-sanctioned Aframax called Tiya

  4. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · Weilun Soon

    Tankers Divert to Egypt as Houthi Threat Upends Red Sea Trade (opens the original)

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    Empty supertankers are heading to Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir to collect Saudi crude as observable traffic at the kingdom’s key Red Sea export hub dwindles following threats from Houthi militants. At least eight very large crude carriers are signaling Sidi Kerir and are set to arrive in the coming weeks through to mid-August, ship-tracking data shows. State-owned Saudi Aramco has been offering more oil from the Egyptian port after Iran-backed Houthis struck a vessel in the Red Sea l

  5. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · Weilun Soon

    Saudi Arabia-Bound Supertanker U-Turns Before Houthi Chokepoint (opens the original)

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    A Hong Kong-flagged supertanker bound for Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu has U-turned just before reaching the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint, where recent attacks were launched by the Houthis as part of a blockade on ships linked to the kingdom. The empty very large crude carrier New Champion made a dramatic about-turn in the Gulf of Aden Friday, after idling there during its voyage toward the Red Sea, according to ship-tracking data. The vessel had been chartered by a Chinese buyer to pick up

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