2+ hour, 27+ min ago  (192+ words) Lloyd's List Chinese state VLCCs inch towards Hormuz transit as Beijing pulls diplomatic strings - Three laden Chinese VLCCs have moved towards the Strait of Hormuz after weeks of anchoring in the Middle East Gulf - If they make it through, they…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (166+ words) Lloyd's List Iran unveils its own Hormuz traffic separation scheme - Vessels transiting the chokepoint must coordinate with the IRGC Navy - Iran's latest guidance explicitly warns of anti-ship mines in the main traffic zone of the strait - IRGC Navy continues to…...

4+ hour, 38+ min ago  (128+ words) Lloyd's List Russia hits Ukrainian port of Izmail The Danube river port has become more important since the war began No casualties were reported by Ukrainian authorities, but infrastructure at the port was hit in the drone attack A subscription…...

18+ hour, 46+ min ago  (207+ words) Lloyd's List With no improvement at Hormuz, rate pressure builds in crowded Atlantic - US Gulf-China VLCC rates fell 24% on Wednesday vs Tuesday, to $108, 820 per day, returning to the levels recorded in the week before the war - VLCCs continue to migrate…...

22+ hour, 57+ min ago  (160+ words) Lloyd's List IMO's flag fraud debate moves from awareness to action - IMO's legal committee to consider guidelines to prevent fake flag registrations - Reporting has increased, but how to stop the problem remains open to question - States disagree on where exactly…...

2+ day, 27+ min ago  (10+ words) Iranian activity drives increase in Strait of Hormuz traffic'Lloyd's List...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (217+ words) Lloyd's List India receives first sanctioned VLGC amid rush to secure LPG cargoes - Carrier Aurora, ex-Sea Bird arrived at New Mangalore port on April 2 with LPG said to have been loaded in Assaluyeh, Iran, in early March - India has in…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (187+ words) Lloyd's List Omani ships transiting Strait of Hormuz eastbound, avoiding "Tehran-approved" corridor - Three ships, two VLCCs and a LNG carrier, are attempting to exit the Middle East Gulf - All vessels signalling they are Omani ships via AIS data - Another tanker…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (162+ words) Lloyd's List Hopes Middle East conflict will be "moment of enlightenment" for GNSS overreliance - Biggest spoofing threat is time, rather than location - Concerns that safety equipment is allowed to fail in jamming hotspots - Much spoofing could be prevented by simple…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (139+ words) Lloyd's List Odesa ports hit during overnight drone attack Officials said all blazes were extinguished and no casualties were reported Russian drone strikes late on Wednesday damaged port infrastructure across Ukraine's Odesa region, hitting warehouses, storage sites and residential areas,…...