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DISHA LPG tanker was attacked in Iranian waters with 28 Indian crew safe, turning Hormuz disruption into a fresh vessel-level security and insurance trigger.
ENCELIA’s Red Sea bow fire pushed Bab el-Mandeb risk from blockade warning to vessel damage, lifting war-risk premiums and forcing tanker desks to reprice Saudi-linked voyages.
CMA CGM will impose a new emergency fuel surcharge from August 1 after renewed Strait of Hormuz hostilities pushed bunker costs higher. The security shock is now moving from tanker routing into container freight cost recovery. 1. CMA CGM Turns Hormuz Fuel Risk Into Container Surcharge • CMA CGM said…
Two Saudi-crude tankers reversed from Bab el-Mandeb after Houthi warnings, exposing Yanbu exports, Suez/SUMED planning, war-risk cover and Asia-bound cargo delivery windows.
Two Dynacom tankers were hit off Oman, with Kavomaleas evacuated after an engine-room fire and VLCC Acheloos anchored for assessment near Hormuz.
A UKMTO-reported vessel fire near Kumzar and collapsing Hormuz LNG transits turn Gulf passage planning into live casualty, routing, insurance and charterparty exposure.
Hormuz transits fell to three as VLCC and LNG movement stopped, while Black Sea vessel strikes and Asana’s boarding widened global maritime security risk.
Belma was disabled near Kharg Island under U.S. blockade enforcement as Hormuz crossings fell and India halted new seafarer deployment through the Strait.
Operators are refusing U.S.-guided Hormuz transits after repeated attacks, forcing new crew-safety, sanctions, insurance and voyage-authorization decisions across Gulf-linked shipping.
Al Bahyah and Mombasa B were struck in Hormuz, killing one seafarer and damaging ADNOC’s VLCC shuttle flow as Stolt Magnesium burned off Oman.