Guide · · 7 min read
#Shipping
Tanker shipping, freight and marine insurance
Tanker rates, routes, war-risk insurance and vessel checks.
Most crude oil, refined products and LNG travel by sea. Freight rates, the availability of vessels and the cost of insurance can decide which cargoes are traded and where they go.
Our articles explain how freight and insurance affect delivered prices, how delivery terms allocate shipping risk, and what to check before accepting a nominated vessel.
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Analysis
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Analysis · · 6 min read
Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and the Bosphorus — Chokepoint Risk in 2026
Analysis · · 7 min read
Iran and the Strait of Hormuz: What It Means for World Energy Trade
Analysis · · 7 min read
How the 2026 Iran War Disrupted Fertiliser Trade: Urea and Ammonia
Analysis · · 7 min read
How Sanctions Shape Iran’s Oil Sales and the Global Oil Market
Analysis · · 6 min read
Kharg Island and Iran’s Oil Terminals and Refineries Explained
Analysis · · 7 min read
Dated Brent vs Brent Futures — Why Physical Crude Costs More in 2026
Analysis · · 6 min read
Russian Oil Exports in 2026 — Sanctions, Price Cap and the Shadow Fleet
Analysis · · 6 min read
India's Crude Imports in 2026 — Why Refiners Are Turning Back to the Gulf
Analysis · · 7 min read
LPG Prices 2026 — Hormuz Losses, Record US Propane Exports and Saudi CP
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How Is Crude Oil Priced? Formula Pricing and OSPs in Physical Contracts
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How to Verify a Crude Oil Seller — KYC Checklist for Physical Oil Trades
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Letters of Credit in Oil Trading — L/Cs, SBLCs and Bank Verification
News
Latest headlines
From our daily brief and the energy wire. Headlines are in English and link to the original reports.
- October sets record for Hormuz attacks as VLCC fleet sustains damage
- Global crude freight tops $20 a barrel
- CENTCOM: more than 1.5 billion barrels moved out of Hormuz since the war began
- Tanker Disabled in Strait of Hormuz Attack, Another Vessel Reported on Fire in Persian Gulf (opens in a new tab)
- Hormuz Chaos Sparks Legal Showdown Over Global Tanker Pricing (opens in a new tab)
- Oil Spill Off UAE Widens, Satellite Images Show, Prompting More Beach Closures (opens in a new tab)
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