Home Market signals March 2026 Shipping news sentiment, March 2026
Index +0.91 : 71 market news items counted
(67 bullish, 4 bearish), out of 436 shipping news events from the same sources.
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Geopolitics and routes (64) Statement by the IMO Secretary-General on the Strait of Hormuz All About Shipping · 1 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers World Shipping Council statement on the situation in the Middle East and its impact on global shipping All About Shipping · 1 Mar · Bullish · Containers Offshore infrastructure joins shipping on Iran’s expanding target list Splash247 · 2 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers France and Belgium capture product tanker Splash247 · 2 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers Iran attacks send shipping into chaos Splash247 · 2 Mar · Bullish · Several segments Statement from the International Chamber of Shipping, European Shipowners|ESCA and the Asian Shipowners’ Association on situation in the Straits of Hormuz All About Shipping · 2 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments Vergina TV’s Christina Tsorba interviews All About Shipping’s John Faraclas on the flair-up in the Persian Gulf and beyond All About Shipping · 2 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments U.S.-flagged Stena Imperative hit following Operation Epic Fury strikes Marine Log · 2 Mar · Bullish · Tankers KBRV backs international call for protection of seafarers in the Persian Gulf All About Shipping · 2 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments 3,200 ships caught up in Hormuz paralysis Splash247 · 3 Mar · Bullish · Tankers Iran, China, and the Next Phase of the Tanker Stock All About Shipping · 3 Mar · Bullish · Tankers Strait of Hormuz: When Geopolitics Becomes an Insurance Event All About Shipping · 3 Mar · Bullish · Tankers Suspected kamikaze drone sets sanctioned Russian LNG carrier ablaze Splash247 · 4 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Gas carriers Cancellation of War Risk Insurance in Gulf and Iranian Waters All About Shipping · 5 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments Sanctioned Russian LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz sinks in the Med Splash247 · 5 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Gas carriers Oil spills, 20,000 stranded seafarers, and a widening conflict Splash247 · 5 Mar · Bullish · Several segments IUMI Media Statement: Middle East All About Shipping · 5 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments IMO updated statement on situation in Middle East/Hormuz Strait All About Shipping · 5 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments Sonangol tanker damaged as Strait of Hormuz transits plunge Marine Log · 5 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers Splash Wrap: Iran front and centre Splash247 · 6 Mar · Bullish · Tankers Hormuz paralysis rewrites shipping economics Splash247 · 9 Mar · Bullish · Tankers US-Iran War Is Now a Global Economic Shock All About Shipping · 9 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers Hormuz Crisis: The Welfare of Seafarers Depends on a Supply Chain Under Strain All About Shipping · 9 Mar · Bullish · Several segments Hormuz has exposed shipping’s new visibility divide Splash247 · 10 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments Strait of Hormuz: Another attack and a disturbing UNCTAD analysis Marine Log · 10 Mar · Bullish · Several segments Multiple ships hit on day 12 of Iran war Splash247 · 11 Mar · Bullish · Several segments World Shipping Council: Attacks on commercial shipping continue to raise risks for seafarers in the Middle East All About Shipping · 11 Mar · Bullish · Several segments FMC monitoring Strait of Hormuz surcharges Marine Log · 11 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments Three ships struck in new Strait of Hormuz attacks Marine Log · 11 Mar · Bullish · Several segments Middle East latest: Inferno at sea and shore Splash247 · 12 Mar · Bullish · Tankers Market Report: Middle East dominates the narrative as investors search for a floor All About Shipping · 12 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers IMO calls Extraordinary Council meeting to discuss situation in Middle East All About Shipping · 12 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments VIDEO: Three ships struck in new Iranian attacks Marine Log · 12 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments Splash Wrap: The Hormuz inferno Splash247 · 13 Mar · Bullish · Tankers ‘The largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market’: IEA’s take on the Hormuz crisis Splash247 · 13 Mar · Bullish · Tankers Tehran’s selective authorisation of Hormuz transits splits shipping Splash247 · 16 Mar · Bullish · Tankers Hormuz tensions highlight a new reality: maritime resilience now runs on data and AI All About Shipping · 16 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments Selective Gulf transits emerge under Iranian verification Splash247 · 17 Mar · Bearish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers Tanker struck while anchored off Fujairah Marine Log · 17 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers HOT PORT NEWS from GAC All About Shipping · 17 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments Gulf’s energy crown jewels become targets Splash247 · 19 Mar · Bullish · Several segments UKMTO: Two more ships struck by projectiles Marine Log · 19 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments Splash Wrap: ‘The largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market’ Splash247 · 20 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers Qatar LNG damage, Yanbu strikes and Hormuz toll threats deepen shipping crisis Splash247 · 20 Mar · Bullish · Gas carriers Olga Psaridou and Ion Tsohos of EPT3 interview All About Shipping’s John Faraclas on the Strait of Hormuz crisis, the Energy prices, War et al All About Shipping · 20 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers 20,000 seafarers are trapped in the Mid East: IMO calls for safe evacuation framework Marine Log · 20 Mar · Bullish · Several segments Iran signals possible indefinite Hormuz closure Splash247 · 23 Mar · Bullish · Tankers Russia builds LNG dark fleet Splash247 · 24 Mar · Bearish (lower confidence, half weight) · Gas carriers Middle East conflict will start to challenge wider fleet safety and maintenance schedules All About Shipping · 24 Mar · Bullish · Several segments Mines add to escalating threat environment in Strait of Hormuz Marine Log · 24 Mar · Bullish · Several segments Analyst Abstract Splash247 · 24 Mar · Bearish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers Containers and war’s ripple effect Splash247 · 24 Mar · Bullish · Containers March 2026 Review Splash247 · 24 Mar · Bullish · Tankers Royal Navy prepares to board Russian shadow fleet vessels in UK waters Splash247 · 26 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers Drone strike hits sanctioned tanker off Istanbul Splash247 · 26 Mar · Bullish · Tankers Gulf conflict strands major share of offshore fleet Splash247 · 27 Mar · Bullish · Tankers Splash Wrap: Iran stalemate weighs heavily on bunkers Splash247 · 27 Mar · Bullish · Tankers Anchorage queues swell in Asia as war enters week five Splash247 · 27 Mar · Bullish · Several segments New U.S. Maritime Advisory: Turn off AIS in Houthi risk area Marine Log · 27 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Several segments Ukraine pounds Russia’s Baltic ports Splash247 · 30 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers New front opens up with Houthis entering the war Splash247 · 30 Mar · Bullish · Several segments Satellite images show Ukraine strikes cripple Russian Baltic export capacity Splash247 · 31 Mar · Bullish (lower confidence, half weight) · Tankers Hormuz now a pay to pass corridor Splash247 · 31 Mar · Bullish · Tankers Kuwaiti VLCC Al Salmi struck by drone at Dubai anchorage Marine Log · 31 Mar · Bullish · Tankers ← February 2026 All months April 2026 → Method and limits
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