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The EIA defines a chokepoint as a passage that, if closed, would force tankers to add thousands of miles to their journey. While Gibraltar is the only natural entrance to the Mediterranean, the EIA considers the "bottleneck" to be at the Suez Canal or the Turkish Straits.

In EIA reports on world oil transit chokepoints, the Strait of Gibraltar is not classified as a primary "chokepoint."
​Because the Strait of Gibraltar is wide and deep enough to accommodate the world’s largest tankers without the logistical bottlenecks or physical limitations of other chokepoints

LIVE US-Israeli strikes batter Iranian ships as oil prices soar LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments and fallout from the US-Israel war with Iran as the conflict enters a new week.

The US Navy has reportedly attacked three Iranian ships in the Persian Gulf.

Sources say the merchant vessels were struck during strikes on the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

You get a chokepoint, you get a chokepoint, everybody gets a chokepoint

Cognitive dissonance of Belgian politicians with regard to the state of our Navy After a lot of chest-thumping by politicians and some Navy officers claiming that Belgium could play a role in the conflict in the Persian Gulf and in the protection of our citizens and merchant marin...

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Old news. Passed a few days ago

Average daily charter rates for tankers. (Price you pay for "renting" a tanker to carry your oil cargo)

Everybody is looking at Hormuz. What you should be watching is Malacca Strait. All red symbols are tankers... more about this in the next few days

Yes, but crude oil tankers usually stick to the above sizes because economicallynot really that beneficial. LPG and LNG tankers are being built in neopanamax.

George Prokopiou: His ships defy the missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, as Onassis & Niarchos once did, writes the Wall Street Journal - ProtoThema English In a feature on the Greek shipowner, the Wall Street Journal describes one of the boldest moves of his career, as his ships are among the very few sailing through the Strait of Hormuz

Prokopiou size en.protothema.gr/2026/03/08/g...

MSC announces multiple surcharges across global routes - Container News MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announced a series of rate increases and surcharges across multiple trade routes.

That's going to hurt. We're focusing on tankers but don't forget around 80% of fresh produce for the Gulf region comes from containerships from Asia/Europe. CEO from logistics company Kuehne+Nagel predicts Dubai will run out of fresh produce middle of March. container-news.com/msc-announce...

Panamax is small

Verschillende raffinageproducten kan je niet mengen of mixen. Als je pijpleidingen voor al die verschillende de fracties moet aanleggen of iedere keer spoelen voor je een andere distillaat, concentraat of raffinageproduct kan laden of lossen, is het nt economisch werkbaar.

The Saverys family (through their company CMB) took a controlling interest in Euronav recently after a high-profile corporate battle with John Fredriksen (another shipping tycoon). This means the ultimate "boss" of these ULCCs is now CMB (Compagnie Maritime Belge).

As of March 2026, the ownership of the world's remaining ULCCs (specifically the famous TI Class ships) is almost entirely centralized under one company: Euronav NV.
​Based in Antwerp, Belgium.

Different sizes of oil tankers. A VLCC can carry around 2 million barrels of oil. ULCC between 3 to 4 million barrels. Current price per barrel around 90usd

Washington Moves to Break Hormuz Shipping Paralysis With $20B Maritime Insurance Plan The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a $20 billion maritime reinsurance facility aimed at restoring confidence in commercial shipping through the Persian Gulf, moving to operationalize a federa...

The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a $20 billion maritime reinsurance facility aimed at restoring confidence in commercial shipping through the Persian Gulf gcaptain.com/washington-m...

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Reactie op het interview met fregatkapitein Ilja Van Hespen in het Radio 1 programma - De Ochtend van 05/03/26 Beste kapitein Ilja Van Hespen U kwam voor het eerst op mijn radar op 14 augustus 2023. U was toen ook te gast in het VRT NWS Radio 1 programma, De Ochtend.

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Dubai is without fresh food within the next 10 days if no container vessels can enter

The Swedish coast guard has boarded the MV Caffa (IMO9143611) un suspicion of being a stateless vessel. The operation was carried out in the Baltic Sea in Swedish territorial waters at the height of Trelleborg. www.kustbevakningen.se/nyheter/miss...

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In February 2025, the Dynacom Tankers fleet encompassed 64 vessels, the Sea Traders company had a fleet of 5 bulk carriers and Dynagas had a fleet of 21 LNG carriers. In total his current fleet stands at 91 vessels. George Prokopiou is overseeing a newbuilding program for 88 vessels.[

George Prokopiou bought his first ship in 1971 at the age of 25y, a 55,000-tonne tanker, Pennsylvania. He is the founder of Dynacom Tankers (established in 1991), Sea Traders and Dynagas.

While most shipping companies paused Gulf transits due to the Iran conflict, George Prokopiou’s Dynacom Tankers kept sending vessels via Hormuz. This video via MarineTraffic shows Dynacom’s fleet movements in the area since Feb 27.

Footage from a Maersk vessel in the Persian Gulf. It appears to be US Tomahawk missiles on their way to Iran.

Hey @ntone.bsky.social . Kunstmest gaat pokkeduur worden (of is het al)... . Fertilizer prices are skyrocketing

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