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A weathered ship hull rests alone on a barren shoreline beneath sweeping high-altitude clouds stretching across a vast blue sky

Decks and Deals Weekly #48

The period of 29 June–4 July 2026 opened with Iran replacing drones with invoices, closed with France and the UK deploying warships, and delivered a $1.47 billion VLCC orderbook bet in between.

Low-angle view of a large commercial vessel’s bow cutting through rough seas beneath heavy clouds, with waves crashing against the hull

Decks and Deals Weekly #47

The week of 21–28 June 2026 delivered a drone strike on a trapped Evergreen vessel, a 39% VLCC rate collapse, container shipping’s third-largest spike in history, and a ceasefire that kept shooting