# Vortexa

Type: Company

Source: Supply Chain Intelligence Brief — https://getsupplybrief.com/entity/vortexa
Canonical HTML page: https://getsupplybrief.com/entity/vortexa

## Timeline

- **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.
- **2026-06-01**: 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.
- **2026-04-15**: 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.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### 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

### 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.