US Strikes Tankers in Persian Gulf: Week 15 Blockade Recap ⚓US Strikes Three Ships Non-complying with the Blockade ⚓The legality of US actions and the "International Law of Blockade." ⚓India's growing role in maritime security and the impact of seafarer casualties. ⚓AIS "ghost" structures and navigation challenges in…
The Secret US "Dark Fleet": Breaking the Strait of Hormuz Blockade? ⚓Analysis of President Trump’s statements on the Strait. ⚓The role of Secretary Wright’s congressional testimony. ⚓How U.S. Navy and Marines are providing point defense for commercial tankers. ⚓The impact on Kuwaiti and Qatari oil/LNG exports. ⚓A…
Why a Middle East Peace Deal Won't Fix the Global Energy Crisis - Schwab Network Interview June 9, 2026 ⚓Why a ceasefire doesn't immediately restore shipping confidence. ⚓The long-term structural shifts in energy transport. ⚓What this means for global markets and your energy costs. Video:
Just When You Thought it was Safe to Go into the Bab el-Mandeb: Houthis Ban Israeli Shipping ▶️Breakdown of the official Houthi statement. ▶️Current Marine Traffic data: Is the strait actually closed? ▶️The economic cost: War risk insurance vs. rerouting around Africa. ▶️How Saudi Arabia and Persian Gulf nations…
The Global Shipping Crisis: 14 Weeks of the Persian Gulf Blockade 1⃣The Blockade Battle 2⃣Shipping Rates Explode 3⃣The Oil Crisis by the Numbers 4⃣The "Shadow Fleet" Crackdown 5⃣A Perfect Storm Video: https://t.co/IqWiseywx2
Inside the Hearing: Maritime Administration, Federal Maritime Commission and the Fight for Cargo 1️⃣Maritime Action Plan 2️⃣Tanker Security Program 3️⃣"Cargo Mantra" 4️⃣FMC Investigations 5️⃣"Batshit Crazy" Jones Act Waiver Process https://t.co/y7oRhsoLq8
The Felicity Ace Legal Battle: Court Rules on Porsche Battery Fire Claims 1⃣Challenges of Fighting EV Fires at Sea 2⃣Recent Maritime Fire Incidents and Trends 3⃣Industry Responses: Enhanced Detection and AI Video: https://t.co/zRV0oTUnEN
Strait of Hormuz Week 13 Update: Mines, Blockades, and "Dark" Ships 1⃣AIS Spoofing & "Ghost" Ships 2⃣CENTCOM disables Gambia-flagged Lianstar 3⃣New Maritime Advisories & Blockade Enforcement 4⃣Week 13 in Review 5⃣Can Global Shipping Ever Return to Normal? Video:
China’s 70% Monopoly: The 2026 Shipbuilding Report 1⃣ The Decline of South Korea, Japan, & Europe 2⃣Global Fleet Breakdown: Dry Bulk, Liquid, & Containers 3⃣Scrapping Trends: Why Old Ships Aren't Heading to Scrap 4⃣China Expansion and Top 10 World Shipyards by Order Book 5⃣U.S. Outlook: The Philly Hanwha…
Why Russia is the Real Winner of the Battle for the Strait of Hormuz 1⃣Sabotage of Russian Tankers 2⃣Russia’s Northern Sea Route 3⃣Ukraine's Strategy 4⃣The Hormuz Advantage 5⃣Russian Convoys Video: https://t.co/Z0x5cMqNBN
China Now Controls 70% of Shipbuilding: Can the U.S. Make a Comeback? 1⃣The History of the Shift in Shipbuilding 2⃣The BRS Report Data 3⃣Criteria for Shipbuilding Success 4⃣The U.S. Situation 5⃣The Future Video: https://t.co/6PDq708O8u
12 Weeks of Crisis: A Full Recap of the Strait of Hormuz Blockade | Is a Deal Near? 1⃣Three Months of Stalemate 2⃣Current situation 3⃣Week 12 Recap Video: https://t.co/1YEQjmaN6Q
National Maritime Day 2026 | The Past, Present and Future of Shipping in the United States 1⃣Sal's Essential U.S. Maritime History Reading List 2⃣Global Shipping Footprint & Registry Analysis 3⃣Breakdown of the 190 Vessel U.S. Flag Fleet 4⃣Military Sealift Command (MSC) and Ready Reserve Force (RRF) 5⃣A Call for a…
Mission Critical: Drones helping in Hormuz | WGOWS Guests on a New Podcast Video: https://t.co/KPY9qYVhL2
The Hormuz Effect: Why Supertanker Volumes Dropped 36% & Stocks are Sliding H/T @LloydsList @GMJournalist @MarineTraffic @Kpler
The Hormuz Effect: Why Supertanker Volumes Dropped 36% & Stocks are Sliding Video: https://t.co/DPIj8d34ne
Hormuz is all Blocked Up with Ships - Week 11 | Iran and US Blockade Update 1⃣Qatar LNG Shipments Resume? 2⃣Iran and US Peace Talks Breakdown 3⃣Pipeline Expansions on the Arabian Peninsula 4⃣US and China Agree on No Hormuz Toll 5⃣Iran Agreements with India, Pakistan, China & Japan Video:
The Dali Settlement in Baltimore, The "Golden Fleet," and a 1,500ft Tsunami: Top 5 Maritime Stories 1⃣Updates: Dali, Hantavirus, Seafarers in the Persian Gulf, MSC Baltic III, Arctic Metagaz & Ursa Major 2⃣Global Container Rates & Supply Chain 3⃣U.S. Navy's 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan 4⃣Alaskan Tsunami and Arctic…
Secretary Hegseth on U.S. Control of the Strait of Hormuz 1⃣The Blockade Dilemma: Economic vs. Military Pressure 2⃣The "Inter-Agency" Approach 3⃣"Tactical Success vs. Strategic Loss" 4⃣Is there a Military Solution to Reopen the Strait? 5⃣Can the US Navy Sustain an Opening? Video:
The Great Battleship Debate | John Konrad of gCaptain and Zach Cooper of AEI 1⃣ Pros and Cons of the New Battleship 2⃣How would the Battleship Fit into the Force Structure? 3⃣Is the Battleship the next Revolution in Naval Affairs? 4⃣Does the Red Sea, Black Sea or Strait of Hormuz need a Battleship? 5⃣Can we even…
"A Wall of Fire": Eyewitness View of an Attack in the Strait of Hormuz 1⃣Joint Maritime Information Center Advisory for 10 May 2⃣ @WindwardAI Dashboard on the Iran War 3⃣Merchant Mariner experiences 4⃣Video from the damaged MV CMA CGM San Antonio 5⃣Week 10 Recap Video:
Persian Gulf Standoff 1⃣US Destroyer Withdrawal 2⃣Iranian Attacks and Seizure of Chinese Tanker 3⃣US Strikes Iranian Tankers 4⃣Visual Breakdown of Strikes on Sea Strike III & Sevda 5⃣Upcoming "Great Battleship Debate"
Project Freedom on Pause 1⃣MV Fairfax Alliance & CS Anthem Out 2⃣Iran’s New "Persian Gulf Strait Authority" (PGSA) 3⃣The Battle of Shipping Lanes: US vs. Iranian Channels 4⃣The Attack on CMA CGM San Antonio 5⃣US Navy F-18 Strafes Iranian Tanker Hansa
Two U.S. Flagged- Commercial Ships Sail Through the Strait 1⃣Project Freedom: U.S. mission to escort merchant vessels 2⃣Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) advisory and security threats 3⃣Iranian verbal warnings and threats to shipping 4⃣Marine Corps armed guards on ships
No Way Out? Breaking Down the Week 9 Strait of Hormuz Closure 1⃣Recap: Strait of Hormuz, Somalia, and Gaza 2⃣Global Economic Impact: Oil Price Spikes and Supply Drops 3⃣Maritime Security Update 4⃣Weekly News Recap 5⃣Negotiations Breakdown: The Standoff Continues
Is the Jones Act Waiver Working and is it Necessary? 1⃣Jones Act Extension Overview 2⃣Impact on Fuel Prices 3⃣Operations of Jones Act Tankers Around the US 4⃣Waiver Case Study: MT Cabo Deseado 5⃣Tanker Replacement Program
Global Shipping Crisis: From UN Pirate Accusations to the Record $4M Panama Toll 1⃣Freedom of Navigation & UN Debate 2⃣IMO MEPC 84 & the Carbon Tax Clash 3⃣Container Sector & Schedule Reliability 4⃣Oil, LNG and UAE's OPEC Exit 5⃣Dry Bulk, Panama Canal Delays & the Bunker Fuel
The Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Week 8 Recap: Competing Blockades and Piracy Surge 1⃣Pirate Action Group off Somalia 2⃣Vessel Transit Data: The Growing Gap 3⃣Targeting the Dark Fleet: Stateless Tanker Boardings 4⃣The Mine Clearance Challenge in Hormuz 5⃣Should the U.S. Surge LCS &
How Effective is the US Blockade Against Iran? 1⃣Intercepting Foreign Tankers 2⃣The Storage Crisis: Iran’s Oil Well Pressure 3⃣The Blockade Biting Hard 4⃣Kettled & Drifting: Tankers Under Surveillance 5⃣The Impact on the Iranian Economy
US Naval Logistics in the Indian Ocean During Operation Epic Fury 1⃣"Ph.D. Course in Logistics" 2⃣ @MSCSealift Combat Logistics Force 3⃣Vital Role of Diego Garcia 4⃣The Tanker Treadmill 5⃣Providing Food and Ammunition
Bordered and Diverted by the Iranian and US Navies | April 22, 2026
Schrödinger's Strait: Is It Open or Closed | Week 7 Strait of Hormuz Recap (April 12 to 19) 🚨This video was filmed prior to the US seizure of Touska on April 19🚨
US Opens Fire, Disables & Seizes an Iranian Ship Attempting to Break the Blockade | 19 April 2026
Escape From the Strait of Hormuz...Sort of! 1⃣Is the Strait Open or Closed 2⃣IRGC attack on Three Ships 3⃣Dark Fleet Ships Escape 4⃣Most Ships Turn Around 5⃣Cruise Ships Escape
US Executes Blockade Against Iran | Turns Ships Around and Threatens to Board Iranian Ships Globally
Can the U.S. Load All the Empty Super Tankers | Why Is an American Carrier Beating Around the BUSH?
Strait of Hormuz and Dueling Blockades - The United States and Iran Block Access to the Persian Gulf 1⃣Notice to Mariners Announcing the Blockade 2⃣Strait of Hormuz Update 3⃣How the US Will Conduct the Blockade
Blockade 1⃣Strait of Hormuz Week 6 Recap 2⃣President Trump Orders a Total Blockade 3⃣CENTCOM to Initiate a Blockade or Iranian ports at 10 AM on April 13 (US Eastern Time)
US Destroyers Enter Persian Gulf - Strait Still Open? | Plus, Empty Supertankers Heading to the US
Iran Mines Strait of Hormuz, Forces Ships Through the 'Tehran Toll Booth' in Its Waters Following the US-Iran Ceasefire, Iran announced a closing of the international traffic separation scheme by mining the area & re-routing ships through a new traffic pattern within their
Iran-United States Ceasefire...WHERE ARE THE SHIPS? | Strait of Hormuz Update April 8, 2026
What the Ship! | Top 5 Maritime Stories as of April 6, 2026 1⃣ Strait Talk 2⃣ Russia-Ukraine Black Sea War 3⃣ Containers 4⃣ China’s detentions of Panama-flagged vessels raise concerns 5⃣ Pentagon’s New $65.8B Shipbuilding Request is Highest Since 1962
Explosion at the Panama Canal | Shoreside Gas Tankers Explode & Threaten the Bridge of the Americas Video: https://t.co/orTeR6ZGdM
Strait of Hormuz WEEK 5 Update | Is the Strait OPEN or CLOSED? | Have We Gone Full Looney Tunes? Video: https://t.co/UmvO23asx3
Are Ships Breaking Out of the Strait of Hormuz | Report from A Ship in the Persian Gulf 1⃣Three Ships Sailing Outbound in Omani Waters 2⃣What is @POTUS policy on the Strait? 3⃣Report from a merchant mariner just returned 4⃣Latest @UNCTAD report on closing impact Video:
Sailing out of the Persian Gulf via the Iranian Toll Booth 1⃣Strait of Hormuz Update 31 March 2026 2⃣Where Are all the President's Tankers? 3⃣Sailing on MT Zea via @NewsNation Video:
Strait of Hormuz Update 30 March | Is Australia Running Out of Petrol? | Where are Trump's Tankers? Video: https://t.co/4WjNWhP2Hq
Week 4 Recap of the Strait of Hormuz 1⃣Is the Aya-TOLL-ah Booth Open to Everyone? 2⃣Week 4 @gCaptain headlines 3⃣ @UK_MTO JMIC Update 4⃣ Mar 26 & 27 Replay @MarineTraffic 5⃣ Role of Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group? Video: https://t.co/vwiilPKiZe
President Trump Likes Big Boats! | Did Iran Release 8 or 10 Tankers? | 1% Is Unacceptable! ▶️Did Iran Allow 8 or 10 Tankers to Pass Through the Strait? ▶️What's Going on With the Houthis? ▶️Russia's Dark Fleet under attack Video: https://t.co/IiiKOSfRFJ
Iran Announces the Strait of Hormuz is Closed to the US & Israel | For Everyone Else, $2M Please! 1⃣Hormuz Update 2⃣Global Context of Persian Gulf Tankers 3⃣ Iran's Announcement on the Strait of Hormuz 4⃣How does this end? Video: https://t.co/pzt9nhXjEA
What the Ship (Ep140) 1⃣Hormuz Update 2⃣Shadow Fleet 3⃣ @60Minutes Talks US Shipbuilding 4⃣ China Summons Panama 5⃣5 Years of WGOWS Video: https://t.co/A4P0Z5DR3D