Lloyd’s List senior maritime reporter Greg Miller asks what happens next for tanker stocks, as disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz persist

Chinese tanker stocks tumbled as analysts debate whether the Hormuz-fuelled freight rally has peaked or if Monday’s sell-off was just a blip

Marine insurers are warning that Red Sea turmoil is exposing significant gaps in cargo war cover, prompting calls to modernise decades‑old policy wordings before they end up tested in court

Hapag-Lloyd said Middle East disruption remains a challenge, with four vessels still stranded in the region, while the company has reopened bookings to the upper Middle East Gulf using a landbridge via Oman and western Saudi Arabia

HMM sounded a second alarm on the oversupply of newbuildings that will likely push weak freight rates even lower

Torm chief executive Jacob Meldgaard stressed the company’s focus remains on shareholder value and long-term competitiveness, rather than simply increasing fleet size

The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping plans to cut about 30 full-time equivalent roles, saying it must refocus on shorter-term green energy projects

The world’s third-largest shipbuilder shrugs off sanctions shadow as separate corporate structure shields it from US measures targeting affiliated refinery

The Livestock Express fleet consists entirely of purpose-built vessels and is one of the few reputable operators in a sector noted for poor safety standards and animal welfare concerns

Momentum for tougher measures has grown following Hungary’s elections, as EU officials seek to overcome previous political blockages and respond to mounting pressure to curb Russian tanker movements through European waters

Claims development back at ‘more normalised level’