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

A sanctioned Chinese oil tanker, the Rich Starry, masked its location for over 10 days before making an abrupt U-turn near Iran.

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

Hulls lay like chunks of cleavered fish: a conning tower here, a crew quarters there, the prow of an oil tanker pointing straight up to the sky.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi