Event·Maritime

Supertanker Orders Surge as US-Iran War Reshapes Oil Trade

18 SEP 2026 · 0828Z

Shipowners have already ordered more than twice as many supertankers this year as in all of 2025, a buying spree worth over $20 billion that is the biggest for at least 25 years, as the US-Iran war redraws trade routes and boosts demand for long-haul crude shipments.Data from Si…