Crude and product tanker markets, Singapore and global bunker pricing, sanctions and compliance watch, and Southeast Asia maritime risk — delivered weekly, written by DDS Marine's own operators.
At least 13 tankers are struck in eight days, the most of the war, as attacks reach gas carriers and a tanker off Qatar. Exports shift to the Red Sea and Oman coast, VLCC earnings hit a record near US$1.4m/day, and DDS corrects Issue 010's bunker figures.
Gulf oil exports hit their highest since the war began and Yanbu loads again — but three tankers are struck in Hormuz, the US sends a third carrier, and diesel becomes the crisis as China halts fuel exports and the G7 releases 100m barrels.
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Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline restarts — and Yanbu comes under Houthi missile fire. Oman STS volumes quadruple, pushing VLCC earnings to a record near US$1.27m/day, while phased US–Iran deal talk briefly drags Brent below US$100.
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Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline — the Kingdom's main Hormuz bypass — is confirmed damaged with repairs estimated at five to six weeks, Gulf tanker rates break US$1 million a day for the first time on record, and DDS introduces a new data-integrity standard reporting ranges and dual sources rather than single misleading figures.
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The conflict widens from state-on-state strikes to attacks on merchant shipping generally: Iran claims ten vessel attacks, a laden tanker catches fire, Brent crosses US$100, and reported Houthi control of Mocha narrows the Red Sea alternative to Hormuz.
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The pause is over: US strikes on Iranian positions triggered missile retaliation, two tankers were struck within 24 hours inside the Strait's 'safe' corridor, and Iran has blacklisted 45 tankers and extended sanctions risk to their STS counterparties.
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A calmer week: no new casualty or seizure, reported Iran-Oman progress on managed transit, and a joint pledge from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia to keep the Malacca and Singapore Straits open.
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The Islamabad MoU lapses: a crew fatality aboard MINOAN DIGNITY, the first Iranian seizure since June, and over 100 VLCCs withdrawn from Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb on Beijing's guidance.
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The Hormuz blockade turns kinetic: a US Navy engagement, a Gard P&I war-risk cancellation across the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, and the return of full Baltic Exchange freight data.
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This week's issue examines the de-escalation around the Strait of Hormuz against a backdrop of still-elevated physical and route risk, alongside the usual market, bunker, and compliance intelligence.
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The inaugural issue of DDS Weekly Maritime Intelligence — covering crude and product tanker markets, Singapore and global bunker pricing, sanctions and compliance watch, and weekly fixtures across Southeast Asia.
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