Daily Briefing 31 March 2026
AAL Shipping takes delivery of 32,000DWT heavy lift vessel
DHT Holdings welcomes third VLCC in series
Ukraine Pitches its Own Solution to the Strait of Hormuz Shutdown
First Offshore Post-Combustion CO2 Capture System Starts on FPSO
MOL and Hitachi to Study Converting Old Ships to Floating Data Centers
Japan Demonstrates Hydrogen-Fueled Engine for Large Commercial Vessels
Atlantic aframax and suezmax spike highlights severity of Hormuz chaos
Strike Ends at Bath Iron Works After One Week
TUI Orders First Methanol River Cruise Ships as Sector Growth Continues
Asia’s oil buying spree tightens European and African markets
- Australia Charges Crew Saying Ship Hide More Cocaine After French Seizure
- Mexico claims sovereign right to export fuel to Cuba
- Golden Pass LNG in Texas Produces First LNG as Hormuz Crisis Disrupts Global Gas Flows
- Red Sea Lessons Haunt Western Effort to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
- Hormuz Shockwaves: UN Warns Energy Spike Could Ripple Through Global Trade
- Bunker Costs Push Intra-Asia Freight Rates Up 10% as Gulf Disruption Bites
- Russia flag switch loses appeal for shadow fleet operators
- Second Time's the Charm as Iran Permits Chinese Boxships Through Hormuz
- Thousands of US Army Paratroopers Arrive in Middle East As Buildup Intensifies
- Subtle rise in non-Iranian trade through Hormuz

