tanker

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Oil prices have yet to retrace their gains from March, and tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains well below levels from February, according to data from Kpler.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Diplomatic progress and assurances of uninterrupted tanker movement through the Strait of Hormuz could pull Brent back toward the $80 zone, though residual geopolitical risk limits the downside, Phillip Nova adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

A report from Reuters found that the tanker Rich Starry ran the blockade after first appearing to turn around in the Strait.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Continued attacks on energy infrastructure and restrictions to tanker movements through the Strait of Hormuz have led to “the largest disruption in history,” it added.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

On the far shore a row of warehouses and the shape of a tanker red with rust.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy