SONAR has now added Hormuz Monitor for users. You can now see what is happening in real time across Hormuz directly in SONAR.

The Japan-linked VLCC Idemitsu Maru has put Hormuz back in focus. Carrying about 2 million barrels of Saudi crude, it became the first Japan-linked crude tanker to cross the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict began. Japan depends heavily on Middle East oil, so it's not just a

Daily Double: Credit default swaps. mRNA vaccines. The Strait of Hormuz. What are niche topics I wish I didn't know so much about?

I'd feel much more comfortable "looking through" this energy crisis if shipping was flowing again through the Strait - even if we would still face months of choas - but even the FLOW hasn't resumed. This is becoming an intractable mess

U.S. is now looking for support for a new Maritime Freedom Construct that will make it safer for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz again. The plan isn't just for warships. It also includes sharing information, enforcing sanctions, diplomacy, and coordinating traffic in

Global jet fuel shipments have fallen to a record low below 2.3M tonnes, threatening airline supply chains. UK carriers warn of just 5–6 weeks of fuel, raising risks of flight cuts and higher fares. #JetFuel #EnergyCrisis #Aviation oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-…

Fordham professor Sarah Jinhui Wu explains how rising tensions with Iran could disrupt shipping routes, energy markets and global supply chains. f.mtr.cool/hmtvmpntze

Zim and Hapag-Lloyd have completed a key milestone in their path to a merger. Hapag-Lloyd AG ZIMShipping $ZIM tradewindsnews.com/containers/zim…

What war-risk insurance shortage in Hormuz? Huaqing Ma reports from Marine Insurance Asia in Singapore. Huaqing Ma 马华卿 Marine Insurance Asia tradewindsnews.com/insurance/-not…

Why the government delay getting out more of our own oil and gas? The extra tax home oil and gas brings could allow affordable energy tax cuts to help consumers. No early resolution of the oil and gas blockages in the Middle East makes import reliance dangerous .

The US Treasury Department is highlighting the sanctions risk of paying Iran’s Hormuz toll. Treasury Department tradewindsnews.com/tankers/us-war…

Airlines can now cancel flights in advance over fuel shortages, under new plans $UAL $DAL $AAL

Project Freedom and an OPEC+ output hike put downward pressure on oil prices: oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-…

Airlines have never before planned around fuel availability - only price. That changed this week. Global airlines cut 2 million seats from May schedules in the past two weeks alone. Lufthansa cancelled 20,000 flights through October. Singapore and Tokyo asked carriers not to

A new Allianz report says the most likely “black swan” risk facing businesses is a geopolitical conflict that shuts down global supply chains. f.mtr.cool/vfhrpjovvh

Middle-East petrochemicals are halted due to lack of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz; >50% of capacity has reported damage. Asia utilization dropped below 70% (under the 80% uneconomic mark) due to loss of Mid-East feedstock. The US is running at the highest rate since

📣 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝘇 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 Shipping associations warn that risks to shipping in the strait of Hormuz remain elevated despite the US' announcement that it is restoring commercial traffic through

U.S. crude exports have hit record levels at 5.2M bpd, acting as the global supply of last resort, but inventory drawdowns are tightening domestic balances and raising long-term risks. #Oil #EnergyMarkets #OOTT #Geopolitics oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-O…

GPS jamming in the Strait of Hormuz is rising and the tactics are evolving. Post-ceasefire patterns are becoming more diverse and dispersed. As shown in the video, new jamming typologies identified by Windward's Multi-Source Intelligence make it impossible to verify a vessel’s

The Strait of Hormuz is going invisible. While AIS transits have dropped to almost zero, Windward Multi-Source Intelligence confirms that traffic is effectively becoming fully dark. Between April 19 and May 3, dark activity surged by 600%, with a peak today, May 7, showing heavy