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AL SALAM II was hit in Hormuz as MSC froze Novorossiysk bookings, tightening routing, insurance and charterparty exposure across Gulf and Black Sea trades.

Hormuz reopening remains blocked by mine confidence, low vessel flow and a fresh ALSALAM II warning, keeping tanker routing, insurance and STS exposure under review.

Russia says five vessels were struck at Ukrainian Black Sea ports, forcing renewed port-call, crew-risk, cargo, insurance and war-zone routing checks.

Oman-side Hormuz risk escalates after a projectile disables an oil tanker near Ash Shishah, while Iran blacklists 45 tankers and U.S. sanctions hit shipping.

Ocean Winner sank off Odisha with 22 crew missing, turning a China-bound iron ore voyage into an active SAR, casualty-reporting and claims file.