Resolving Charter Disputes When Vessels Go Dark in the Strait of Hormuz
At a Glance The Legal Landscape Is Shifting Legal commentary on Strait of Hormuz-related maritime disputes has grown consistently through 2026. Holland & Knight’s March 2026 analysis flagged the rising risk of charter disputes as the Hormuz disruption continued. Skuld’s charterparty implications has addressed the AIS switch-off question directly, alongside force majeure and safe-port warranty…
Read more
Kharg Is at a Standstill, and a Russian Shadow Fleet Convoy Runs the Arctic
At a Glance Overview Both sanctioned export pipelines are under their most acute enforcement pressure since the conflict began. On the Iranian side, Kharg Island’s crude export pipeline has been at a complete standstill since July 31, with all three terminals empty and zero Vortexa-recorded departures across 10 days. On the Russian side, an unprecedented…
Read more
Route Avoidance Is No Longer Enough: The Houthis Strike a Saudi Tanker Off Yanbu
At a Glance Operational Overview The Houthi campaign has moved beyond the assumption that geographic distance provides protection. NCC WAFA was struck off Yanbu on August 5 on a purely domestic Saudi coastal run from Yanbu to Jizan, hundreds of kilometers from the declared Bab el-Mandeb blockade zone and running dark since July 19. The…
Read more
Ukraine’s Drones Reach Western Tonnage in the Black Sea as Saudi Diversions Around the Cape Widen
At a Glance Operational Overview Two parallel adaptations are now visibly reshaping the world’s crude flows. In the Black Sea, Ukraine’s drone campaign has widened beyond Russia’s own shadow fleet to Western-affiliated vessels legally operating under the G7 Oil Price Cap, with a Greek-owned tanker struck near Taman on August 1 and five Western-affiliated tankers…
Read more
