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VLCC
200,000-320,000 DWT supertanker carrying 20% of global crude; hit hardest by Hormuz closure and CENTCOM blockade.
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#1613 Jul
Mentioned in: Freight has not confirmed the spike
European Oil Markets#1504 Jul
Mentioned in: The dark fleet fakes an anchored ship
Iran Conflict 2026#1122 Jun
Mentioned in: Freight rate holds as Brent caves
European Oil Markets#1122 Jun
Mentioned in: War-risk cover sets a hidden cost floor
European Oil Markets#1018 Jun
Mentioned in: Freight prices Hormuz risk as permanent
European Oil Markets#917 Jun
Mentioned in: GL 134C lapsed clean, no successor
European Oil Markets#916 Jun
Mentioned in: VLCC forward freight stays 2x Atlantic
European Oil Markets#12915 Jun
Mentioned in: Hormuz logged two ships, not 94
Iran Conflict 2026#915 Jun
Mentioned in: Fujairah flips to net fuel-oil exporter
European Oil Markets#915 Jun
Mentioned in: ARA gasoil hits a 2.5-year low
European Oil Markets#12310 Jun
Mentioned in: Brent jumps as Iran fires from empty coffers
Iran Conflict 2026#66 Jun
Mentioned in: Med Aframax freight jumps as VLCCs hold
European Oil Markets#65 Jun
Mentioned in: Iraq ramps Ceyhan pipeline toward 770kbd
European Oil Markets#65 Jun
Mentioned in: Drone hits Oman's last safe oil route
European Oil Markets#1141 Jun
Mentioned in: Brent recovers to $93.91 on deal delay
Iran Conflict 2026#431 May
Mentioned in: China crude imports hit decade low
European Oil Markets#220 May
Baltic Aframax bid eases off the spike
European Oil Markets#10118 May
Mentioned in: Brent breaks $110, ADNOC bypasses Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#9915 May
Mentioned in: Iran runs Hormuz as a favours system
Iran Conflict 2026#111 May
Brent-Dubai EFS over $6, TD3C at WS458
European Oil Markets#430 Apr
Mentioned in: Japan crude imports crashed 66% in April
European Oil Markets#8023 Apr
Mentioned in: Five vessels, no AIS: Hormuz goes dark
Iran Conflict 2026#223 Apr
Mentioned in: EU maritime ban stays on the shelf
European Oil Markets#7621 Apr
Mentioned in: Delhi stays silent seven days on OFAC designations
Iran Conflict 2026#7620 Apr
Mentioned in: Seven VLCCs at Chabahar, three at Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#7719 Apr
Mentioned in: Hormuz transits crash to three as blackout extends
Iran Conflict 2026#7318 Apr
Mentioned in: Container ship damaged by explosive off Oman
Iran Conflict 2026#7217 Apr
Mentioned in: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#606 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran's Hormuz Toll Matures Into Permanent Institution
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Tanker rates quadruple to $800k per day
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
3,000 vessels stranded in Middle East
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Mentioned in: Seven allies pledge words, not warships
Iran Conflict 2026#617 Mar
Targeted by EU sanctions on shadow fleet operators
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: EU targets shadow fleet operators#4117 Mar
Mentioned in: Bunker busters hit Hormuz coastal forts
Iran Conflict 2026#4116 Mar
Priced Brent near $111 as energy war widened
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent nears $111 as energy war widens#3815 Mar
Abandoned escort coalition as all five allies refused
Iran Conflict 2026: Every named ally refuses Hormuz escort#3715 Mar
Mentioned in: Oil above $104 as war enters week three
Iran Conflict 2026#3715 Mar
Mentioned in: Zero pledges for Hormuz coalition
Iran Conflict 2026#3614 Mar
Used by sole Greek owner who ran the Hormuz blockade
Iran Conflict 2026: One Greek owner runs Hormuz blockade#3813 Mar
Mentioned in: India buys Hormuz passage, ship by ship
Iran Conflict 2026#611 Mar
Mentioned in: Sweden detains Sea Owl I captain
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#511 Mar
Released as 124m barrels of Russian crude became available
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: 124m barrels of Russian crude freed#3311 Mar
Mentioned in: Dow drops 600; stagflation warnings
Iran Conflict 2026#3210 Mar
Caught up in 20,000-seafarer Hormuz entrapment
Iran Conflict 2026: 20,000 seafarers trapped in Hormuz#308 Mar
Brent spikes to $116, record since 1988
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Targeted by Iranian FM warning all Hormuz tankers
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran FM warns all Hormuz tankers#318 Mar
Received de facto IRGC protection if claiming Chinese ownership
Iran Conflict 2026: Chinese ships pass; others are seized#297 Mar
Kuwait force majeure halts 3.5m bpd
Iran Conflict 2026#257 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent at $92.69, biggest week since 1983
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: Supertanker rates hit $424k/day, up 94%
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: US crude posts 35.6% weekly gain, record
Iran Conflict 2026#286 Mar
Mentioned in: Iraq extends airspace closure 72 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#276 Mar
Mentioned in: China in Hormuz safe-passage talks
Iran Conflict 2026#236 Mar
Mentioned in: Tanker crosses Hormuz on Chinese papers
Iran Conflict 2026#246 Mar
Mentioned in: Two BAPCO units shut after strike
Iran Conflict 2026#246 Mar
Mentioned in: Analysts warn of $100-120 oil
Iran Conflict 2026#236 Mar
Mentioned in: 136 navigation denial zones in Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#275 Mar
Mentioned in: Maersk suspends Gulf container routes
Iran Conflict 2026#285 Mar
Mentioned in: Eight crew killed on rescue tugboat
Iran Conflict 2026#215 Mar
Mentioned in: Angolan tanker hit, first war oil spill
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: China sends envoy to protect Gulf LNG
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Greece halts shipping in 24-hour strike
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent hits $83.75, fifth straight gain
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Iraq cuts 1.5m barrels a day
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Tanker struck at Iraq's Khor al-Zubair
Iran Conflict 2026#205 Mar
Mentioned in: P&I deadline passes; Strait sealed
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Mentioned in: WHO Dubai hub halted, 75 nations hit
Iran Conflict 2026#204 Mar
Mentioned in: Goldman bets the war ends before summer
Iran Conflict 2026#204 Mar
Mentioned in: Dutch TTF retreats to €48 on ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026#184 Mar
Mentioned in: Last P&I clubs quit Gulf; Hormuz sealed
Iran Conflict 2026#194 Mar
Mentioned in: 20 warships claimed sunk; one confirmed
Iran Conflict 2026#184 Mar
Mentioned in: China warns Iran: spare tankers and LNG
Iran Conflict 2026#194 Mar
Mentioned in: KOSPI down 12%; record single-day fall
Iran Conflict 2026#174 Mar
Mentioned in: US Gulf shipping cover for allies only
Iran Conflict 2026#194 Mar
Mentioned in: Israeli-owned ship struck near Fujairah
Iran Conflict 2026#143 Mar
Mentioned in: Three P&I clubs pull Gulf war risk cover
Iran Conflict 2026#143 Mar
Mentioned in: Hormuz down 80%; four ships in five gone
Iran Conflict 2026#153 Mar
Mentioned in: Oil rises further as US embassies close
Iran Conflict 2026#153 Mar
Mentioned in: Duqm fuel tank hit for the second time
Iran Conflict 2026#163 Mar
Mentioned in: European gas nearly doubles in one week
Iran Conflict 2026#163 Mar
Mentioned in: EU gas a month from critical low point
Iran Conflict 2026#143 Mar
Mentioned in: VLCC tanker rates hit all-time $423,736
Iran Conflict 2026#72 Mar
Mentioned in: Second tanker hit; engine fire at Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#92 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent at $85 as Hormuz stays shut
Iran Conflict 2026#71 Mar
Mentioned in: Maersk and CMA CGM halt Hormuz transits
Iran Conflict 2026#627 Feb