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DeepDraft Weekly Maritime Brief | June 21, 2026: Hormuz Reopens Under Permit Control
Full Weekly Brief: https://thedeepdraft.com/2026/06/21/hormuz-permit-control-crew-risk-accountability-june-21-2026/Hormuz is open in practice, but managed passage has replaced routine transit. This episode covers Gulf STS transfers, Saudi VLCC movements, Iran’s permit-control layer, Black Sea shadow-fleet risk, and the Settebello crew-risk accountability failure.Hormuz is open in practice, but managed passage has replaced routine transit. This episode covers Gulf STS transfers, Saudi VLCC movements, Iran’s permit-control layer, Black Sea shadow-fleet risk, and the Settebello crew-risk…
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