Daily Briefing 20 May 2026

Russia scores more Hormuz upside with yet another US sanctions pass

HMS Dragon Transits Suez Canal Ahead of Potential Hormuz Security Mission

Navy Commissions Final Littoral Combat Ship as Controversial Program Comes to an End

Mexican Aid Traveling on Merchant Ship Reaches Cuba as Tensions Remain High

Report: U.S. Navy Has Seized Third Iranian Shadow Fleet Tanker

Oil prices ease as Trump hits pause on planned Iran attack

US gas exports bypass trade friction as four LNG ships head to China

One in every six Strait of Hormuz transits is fraudulently flagged

Why Europe’s shortsea fleet just keeps getting older

U.S. Alleges Chinese Shipping Container Giants Rigged Global Supply During COVID Crisis

U.S. Extends Russian Oil Waiver Through June as Oil Markets Tighten