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Tanker market insights as Gulf conflict continues and UAE leaves OPEC

28 min · 1 de may de 2026
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In this episode: As the Iran and US/Israeli ceasefire tentatively holds, so do the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Angelica Kemene, head of market and climate strategy at Optima Shipping Services joins Wavelength host Craig Eason to discuss the ongoing impact on the tanker market rates and how the UAE leaving OPEC could impact trades once the Strait of Hormuz opens. Read more: Tanker market finds delicate balance as oil prices surge to multi-year highs [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/tanker-market-finds-delicate-balance-as-oil-prices-surge-to-multi-year-highs/2-1-1983360] Read more: Oil surges as blockades set to cause months of disruption [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/oil-surges-as-blockades-set-to-cause-months-of-disruption/2-1-1983078] Industry climate talks. have been continuing in London for the last two weeks with the sides seemingly well entrenched in their positions not putting talk of compromise into action. Can the net zero framework be saved? Or is it back to the drawing board. Craig talks to UCL professor Tristan Smith about the outcome of the two weeks and TradeWinds risk correspondent Paul Peachey is int he studio having been canvassing opinions in the corridors of the IMO over the last week Read more: IMO chief urges nations to bridge gaps and clinch shipping decarbonisation deal [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/sustainability/imo-chief-urges-nations-to-bridge-gaps-and-clinch-shipping-decarbonisation-deal/2-1-1981666] Read more: Don’t expect too much out of the IMO this week [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/opinion/don-t-expect-too-much-out-of-the-imo-this-week/2-1-1980350] And Holly is back with another episode of Granular, this time from Geneva Dry   Producer and host: Craig Eason Additional reporting: Paul Peachey, Yannick Guerry and Holly Birkett A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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