# Sinokor Group Type: Company Source: Supply Chain Intelligence Brief — https://getsupplybrief.com/entity/sinokor-group Canonical HTML page: https://getsupplybrief.com/entity/sinokor-group ## Timeline - **2026-07-31**: Saudi tanker fleet diverts around Africa — Six Bahri VLCCs are reported sailing away from Bab el‑Mandeb. Two signal Gibraltar, four signal South African ports, marking a rare Africa route for Saudi ships. - **2026-07-30**: Risk‑on vessels enter Red Sea — Two empty VLCCs, Gabon Prosperity (Sinokor) and Rain Cubic (Chinese‑owned), enter the Red Sea via Bab el‑Mandeb, signaling Suez Canal, despite Houthi threats. - **2026-07-08**: Strait of Hormuz attacks — A spate of attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz underscores transit security risks amid surging oil flows. - **2026-06-25**: US-Iran interim peace deal signed — A temporary peace agreement is reached between the US and Iran, by which time the UAE’s dark shuttle operation had already restored near-normal crude flows. - **2026-06**: Half of UAE crude moves on Sinokor vessels — By June 2026, almost half of Emirati crude shipments are sailing on tankers controlled by Sinokor, as the covert shuttle operation scales up to near-pre‑war export volumes. - **2026-06**: Record output recorded — UAE oil production hits an all-time high of 4.1 million barrels per day, per IEA monthly report. - **2026-06-01**: Nearly 50% of Emirati crude on Sinokor ships — By June, almost half of all Emirati crude shipments are being carried by Sinokor-controlled vessels, with the UAE approaching prewar export rates. - **2026-04-30**: UAE exits OPEC+ — The United Arab Emirates formally withdraws from the OPEC+ alliance, freeing itself from production quotas. - **2026-04-15**: Sinokor begins leasing to ADNOC — From at least mid-April 2026, Sinokor Group starts leasing supertankers to Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for cargo shuttle runs out of the Strait of Hormuz, following the start of the Iran war. - **2026-04-15**: Sinokor starts leasing dark tankers to Adnoc — South Korea’s Sinokor Group begins leasing supertankers to the UAE’s state oil company for covert shuttle runs through the Strait of Hormuz. - **2026-03-01**: Iran war begins — Conflict erupts in the Persian Gulf, threatening the Strait of Hormuz and global oil flows. - **2020**: Previous output record — UAE pumps 4 million barrels per day during a brief OPEC+ price war. ## Recent coverage (5 stories) ### Two Weeks Added: Saudi VLCCs Avoid Red Sea, Disrupting Global Oil Supply Chains 2026-07-31 12:25:08 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2 Six Bahri-owned VLCCs are bypassing the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint for a rare Africa voyage, adding at least two weeks to crude delivery times. The Houthi-driven reroute tightens tanker capacity, raises freight costs, and forces oil importers to adjust refinery schedules and inventory buffers. Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/saudi-vlcc-africa-reroute-supply-chain-impact ### $90K Captain Bonuses as Hormuz Danger Disrupts Global Oil Supply Chains 2026-07-20 22:11:08 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2 The world’s largest tanker owner is shelling out six-figure bonuses to crew willing to transit the Strait of Hormuz, a stark sign of how conflict-driven logistics risks are inflating supply chain costs. Two seafarers died last week, and 59 ships have been attacked since February, forcing shippers to balance multimillion-dollar freight premiums against crew safety. This development signals deepening disruptions for energy procurement and freight capacity worldwide. Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/hormuz-crew-bonuses-disrupt-oil-logistics ### Sinokor Shuttle Runs Moved 50% of UAE Oil Past Hormuz: Supply Chain Impact 2026-07-12 12:15:09 · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2 The UAE’s dark tanker operation, with Sinokor vessels carrying nearly half of all Emirati crude shipments by June, showcases a logistics model that could reshape how energy supply chains navigate chokepoint disruptions. Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/uae-dark-tanker-supply-chain ### UAE's 4.1M b/d record strains Hormuz logistics amid dark fleet expansion 2026-07-10 11:20:30 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2 The UAE's record 4.1 million barrels per day of oil output pushes tanker logistics to their limits, relying on dark fleet operations and chartering supertankers as the Strait of Hormuz faces fresh shipping attacks, upending global crude supply chain calculus. Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/uae-record-oil-output-supply-chain-hormuz ### Sinokor Tankers Move 50% of UAE Crude in Covert Hormuz Shuttle System 2026-07-06 17:45:50 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2 When war threatened the Strait of Hormuz, the UAE turned to a single Korean shipping group to keep its oil flowing. By mid‑2026, Sinokor’s dark‑fleet shuttle runs were carrying nearly half of all Emirati crude exports, rewriting the rules of crisis logistics. Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/sinokor-50-percent-uae-hormuz-shuttle --- This page is a machine-readable summary. Sentiment measures the directional read of each development for this entity, not the tone of the reporting; impact weights consequence, not syndication reach. See https://getsupplybrief.com/guides/methodology for the full editorial methodology.