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Cited directly by The Wall Street Journal, The Times, The National, Yahoo Finance, Energy Intelligence, Seatrade Maritime News, AGBI, BILD and Shipping Italy. Arsenio Longo has also appeared live on the BBC four times.
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The Wall Street Journal used HUAX vessel and cargo analysis in examining the discrepancy between official US oil-flow estimates and the observable commercial shipping picture.
“I can't get to 10 million barrels a day from the vessel and cargo picture available to me.”
An in-depth interview with Arsenio and Mariagrazia covering HUAX, Hormuz, AIS integrity, shadow-fleet behaviour, sanctions risk, behavioural maritime intelligence and superyacht tracking.
A major HUAX investigation using vessel identity, AIS, draught and movement analysis to reconstruct a suspected repeat shuttle and ship-to-ship transfer operation off Oman.
64 entries · 2026
| Date | Publication | Headline | Type | Source |
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| AGBI | Saudi oil exports from eastern ports climb (opens in a new tab) | Citation | agbi.com | |
| The NationalUAE | Ship traffic in Bab Al Mandeb strait halves as Houthis seize control of key island (opens in a new tab)Arsenio was quoted on the strategic importance of Perim and Dhubab for commercial shipping and the resulting pressure on traffic through Bab al-Mandab. | Citation | thenationalnews.com | |
| AGBI | Arctic shipping corridor offers alternative to Red Sea route (opens in a new tab)HUAX provided analysis of the Northern Sea Route and where it could compete for high-value and time-sensitive cargo between northern China and Europe. | Citation | agbi.com | |
| Insurance Edge | From the Strait to the Shopping Basket: What Hormuz Can, and Cannot, Tell Us About Inflation (opens in a new tab) | Republication | insurance-edge.net | |
| Energy Intelligence | Saudi Arabia Leans More Heavily on Sumed as Hormuz Flows Lag (opens in a new tab)Energy Intelligence made extensive use of proprietary HUAX analysis of the Yanbu–Ain Sukhna shuttle system. | Citation | energyintel.com | |
| AGBI | Saudi shuttling oil through Hormuz after pipeline closure (opens in a new tab)HUAX analysis of Saudi crude movements through Hormuz following the closure of the East-West Pipeline, including the emerging use of short-haul tanker movements and offshore transfers outside the Gulf. | Citation | agbi.com | |
| AGBI | How Gulf oil is being shuttled through Hormuz (opens in a new tab) | Citation | agbi.com | |
| AGBI | ‘Operationally hazardous’ Red Sea remains open to shipping (opens in a new tab) | Citation | agbi.com | |
| AGBI | Gulf-China supertanker freight nears 30% of oil price (opens in a new tab) | Citation | agbi.com | |
| Energy Intelligence | US-Iran Escalation Tests Hormuz Risk Tolerance (opens in a new tab)Arsenio was quoted on changing NOC risk tolerance, controlled tanker movements through Hormuz and offshore cargo handovers. | Citation | energyintel.com | |
| Pole Star Global | From the Strait to the Shopping Basket: What Hormuz Can, and Cannot, Tell Us About Inflation (opens in a new tab)Joint research by Arsenio Longo / HUAX and Saleem Khan / Pole Star Global. | Joint research | polestarglobal.com | |
| The Wall Street JournalUS | U.S. Says Oil Is Pouring Through Hormuz. Trackers Can’t Find It. (opens in a new tab)The Wall Street Journal used HUAX vessel and cargo analysis in examining the discrepancy between official US oil-flow estimates and the observable commercial shipping picture. | Citation | wsj.com | |
| Sina FinanceChina | “消失的石油”？霍尔木兹通航数据成谜，美方与商业数据分歧显著 (opens in a new tab)Chinese financial coverage of the dispute over actual Hormuz oil flows directly cited HUAX’s estimate of approximately 2–5mn b/d, alongside Kpler, Vortexa and other market estimates. | Pickup | finance.sina.com.cn | |
| AGBI | Shipowners could rethink Red Sea after deadly Houthi attack (opens in a new tab)HUAX analysis on how the attack could affect shipowner risk appetite and commercial traffic through the Red Sea. | Citation | agbi.com | |
| AGBI | Iran route is dominant Hormuz channel but shuttling grows (opens in a new tab) | Citation | agbi.com | |
| Seatrade Maritime News | Saudi tanker on fire after Houthi strike in Red Sea (opens in a new tab)Arsenio was quoted on the strategy of “selective disruption” and the implications for owners, insurers and war-risk pricing. | Citation | seatrade-maritime.com | |
| AGBI | Red Sea shipping adopts Hormuz playbook (opens in a new tab)HUAX analysis of AIS and vessel-behaviour patterns first observed during the Hormuz crisis increasingly appearing in the Red Sea. | Citation | agbi.com | |
| Pravda.RuRussia | Россия снова извлекает выгоду на рынке нефти после ударов хуситов в Красном море (opens in a new tab)Pravda.Ru directly identified Arsenio as founder of HUAX and carried the HUAX description of the Houthi approach as “selective disruption” in its reporting on attacks against Saudi-linked shipping. | Pickup | pravda.ru | |
| AGBI | Houthi embargo threat creates perfect storm for shipping (opens in a new tab)HUAX analysis of the combined pressure created by disruption at Hormuz and increased shipping risk around Bab al-Mandab. | Citation | agbi.com | |
| BILDGermany | Saudi-Arabien im Visier: Terrormiliz blockiert nächste wichtige Öl-Route (opens in a new tab)HUAX discussed Saudi reliance on Yanbu and the potential implications for insurance, transport costs and vessel routing. | Citation | bild.de | |
| Insurance Edge | The Waiting Room off Johor: Iranian Tankers and the Maritime Grey Zone East of Singapore (opens in a new tab) | Republication | insurance-edge.net | |
| AGBI | Hormuz crossings resume via Omani corridor despite patrols (opens in a new tab) | Citation | agbi.com | |
| HUAX / Pole Star Global | The Waiting Room off Johor: Iranian Tankers and the Maritime Grey Zone East of SingaporeJoint analysis of Iran-linked tanker behaviour around the Eastern Outer Port Limits. | Joint research | HUAX Journal | |
| AGBI | Shipowners reluctant to risk the Strait of Hormuz (opens in a new tab)HUAX highlighted the response to an IOC tanker tender as a practical market test of shipowner risk appetite. | Citation | agbi.com | |
| Shipping ItalyItaly | Longo (Huax Maritime Intelligence): oltre la ‘black-box’ del rischio marittimo (opens in a new tab)An in-depth interview with Arsenio and Mariagrazia covering HUAX, Hormuz, AIS integrity, shadow-fleet behaviour, sanctions risk, behavioural maritime intelligence and superyacht tracking. | Interview | shippingitaly.it | |
| Energy Intelligence | US Issues 60-Day Sanctions Waiver for Iranian Crude, Products (opens in a new tab)Arsenio was quoted on whether OFAC could treat Iran’s new PGSA transit process as part of licensed maritime movement or whether separate guidance might be necessary. | Citation | energyintel.com | |
| Yahoo FinanceUS | ‘It will take time’: Oil markets have a long way back, even with a US-Iran peace deal on the table (opens in a new tab)HUAX was quoted on shipowner confidence, insurance assumptions and the fragility of any return to normality in Hormuz. | Citation | nz.finance.yahoo.com | |
| Seatrade Maritime News | The rise of AIS ‘trolling’ in the Strait of Hormuz (opens in a new tab)Extensive direct HUAX commentary distinguishing manipulated voyage or identity fields on genuine vessels from synthetic AIS contacts and explaining the operational cost of a polluted maritime picture. | Citation | seatrade-maritime.com | |
| BILDGermany | Manipulierte Schiffsdaten mit Spott gegen Revolutionsgarden aufgetaucht (opens in a new tab)Coverage of manipulated AIS identities and unusual destination-field messages associated with the Hormuz crisis, with HUAX analysis of their implications for maritime situational awareness. | Citation | bild.de | |
| AGBI | Libya crude commands premium, US import data shows (opens in a new tab)HUAX discussed direct Libya–US crude movements, their variability and the role of Mediterranean refining and onward product flows. | Citation | agbi.com | |
| AGBI | More oil tankers cross Hormuz – but many vessels ‘go dark’ (opens in a new tab)HUAX provided vessel-behaviour analysis as visible tanker movements increased while AIS-dark activity remained a significant part of the picture. | Citation | agbi.com | |
| AGBI | US lifts blockade as Iranian tankers reappear in Gulf (opens in a new tab) | Citation | agbi.com | |
| Pole Star Global | Volume Surge in the Panama Canal: How the Hormuz Crisis Is Redrawing Global Trade Routes (opens in a new tab)Joint analysis of changes in global maritime routing associated with the Hormuz crisis. | Joint research | polestarglobal.com | |
| Yahoo FinanceUS | Oil plunges as Trump says US is in ‘final stages’ on deal with Iran, tankers cross through Hormuz Strait (opens in a new tab)HUAX analysed the apparent controlled-lane pattern and noted that returning tanker movements appeared shaped by clearance, route discipline and political acceptability. | Citation | au.finance.yahoo.com | |
| Yahoo FinanceUS | Oil prices rise as tensions flare in Middle East, Trump says US-Iran ceasefire is ‘on life support’ (opens in a new tab)HUAX described Hormuz as evolving from a simple open/closed binary into a layered and selectively managed access system. | Citation | au.finance.yahoo.com | |
| AOLUS | Oil prices rise as tensions flare in Middle East, Trump says US-Iran ceasefire is ‘on life support’ (opens in a new tab)Several Yahoo Finance pieces quoting HUAX were subsequently carried by AOL, including reporting on Hormuz access, tolls and changing tanker behaviour. | Pickup | aol.com | |
| Yahoo FinanceUS | Trump says the US will ‘guide’ ships through the Strait of Hormuz — here’s why that might not work (opens in a new tab)Arsenio explained that without naval escorts, vessel owners would not necessarily treat the initiative as a normal reopening and that commercial confidence remained limited. | Citation | finance.yahoo.com | |
| AGBI | Shipping leaders concede Iran-run Hormuz is a possibility (opens in a new tab) | Citation | agbi.com | |
| AGBI | Iran formalises Hormuz ship approvals and transit tolls (opens in a new tab) | Citation | agbi.com | |
| BILDGermany | Trotz Blockade und Seeminen: Russen-Jacht schippert durch Straße von Hormus (opens in a new tab)Coverage of superyacht NORD crossing the Strait of Hormuz. HUAX identified it as the first publicly documented private superyacht known at the time to have completed such a crossing under the prevailing restrictions. | Citation | bild.de | |
| Insurance Edge | The List: How Iran Managed Access to the Strait of Hormuz and Where That System Broke Down (opens in a new tab) | Republication | insurance-edge.net | |
| Digital Ship | Hormuz access system exposed through AIS data (opens in a new tab)Dedicated coverage of the HUAX/Pole Star investigation into vessel access and AIS behaviour in Hormuz. | Coverage | thedigitalship.com | |
| Pole Star Global | The List: How Iran Managed Access to the Strait of Hormuz and Where That System Broke Down (opens in a new tab)Joint HUAX/Pole Star research examining vessel-access patterns through Hormuz. | Joint research | polestarglobal.com | |
| Insurance Edge | More Iran/Gulf Analysis From Pole Star Global and HUAX (opens in a new tab) | Republication | insurance-edge.net | |
| Yahoo FinanceUS | Trump demanded a ‘complete’ reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s where things actually stand. (opens in a new tab)HUAX was quoted on unusual AIS destination broadcasts such as “CHINESE OWNER&CREW” and on the continued thinness of commercial traffic. | Citation | finance.yahoo.com | |
| Sina FinanceChina | 伊朗怒斥美以破坏停火，股市反弹戛然而止！两类资产应声暴涨，不确定性激增 (opens in a new tab)Additional Chinese-language coverage directly attributed Arsenio and HUAX on the lack of a broad return of shipping following the announced reopening of Hormuz. | Pickup | finance.sina.com.cn | |
| The NationalUAE | Ceasefire ‘provides opening’ for Houthis to use Tehran tollbooth formula to choke shipping (opens in a new tab)Extensive HUAX citation on selective-access practices, the operating environment around Hormuz and the increasing use of AIS destination fields as signalling. | Citation | thenationalnews.com | |
| Yahoo FinanceUS | Bitcoin, solana surge as Iran looks to charge tolls for Strait of Hormuz passage to be paid in crypto (opens in a new tab)HUAX was quoted on the lack of a broad return of shipping despite the announced reopening and on continuing local scepticism about stability. | Citation | finance.yahoo.com | |
| AGBI | Maritime rules under strain as chokepoint tensions spread (opens in a new tab) | Citation | agbi.com | |
| AGBI | UAE’s Opec exit deepens Gulf rift as war reshapes energy order (opens in a new tab) | Citation | agbi.com | |
| AGBI | Somalia attacks raise fears of piracy resurgence (opens in a new tab) | Citation | agbi.com | |
| Pole Star Global | Two Weeks, No Guarantees: What the Fragile Hormuz Ceasefire Means for Shipping (opens in a new tab)Joint Pole Star Global / HUAX maritime analysis. | Joint research | polestarglobal.com | |
| Business InsiderGermany | Straße von Hormus: Wie Geistertanker Irans Blockade umgehen (opens in a new tab)Business Insider Germany cited Arsenio’s HUAX analysis of the JAMAL “zombie vessel” pattern and the suspected shuttle/transfer model. | Pickup | businessinsider.de | |
| BILDGermany | Angst vor Huthi-Angriffen: Mit diesem Trick schützen sich Öltanker (opens in a new tab)Coverage of vessels broadcasting political or national-affiliation messages through AIS destination fields in response to perceived targeting risks. | Citation | bild.de | |
| BILDGermany | Zombie Schiffe schleusen Öl durch die Straße von Hormus (opens in a new tab)HUAX explained the use of retired or scrapped vessel identities and reconstructed suspicious tanker movements. | Citation | bild.de | |
| New York PostUS | Certain oil tankers are safely transiting the Strait of Hormuz — here’s how (opens in a new tab)US coverage directly cited HUAX findings on coordinated AIS signals and China- and India-linked vessel movements. | Citation | nypost.com | |
| MoneycontrolIndia | Iran’s Hormuz blockade cracked? How ships are using ‘secret code’ to slip through world’s most dangerous oil route (opens in a new tab)HUAX was directly cited for identifying coordinated vessel signalling and selective passage through the Strait. | Citation | moneycontrol.com | |
| VOIIndonesia | Gunakan Identitas Palsu, ‘Kapal Zombie’ Angkut Minyak Melalui Selat Hormuz (opens in a new tab)VOI carried the HUAX “zombie ship” findings in Indonesian-language coverage, directly identifying Arsenio as founder of HUAX and reproducing the core findings concerning the false JAMAL identity and offshore transfer pattern. VOI also published versions of the same reporting in additional languages, including Chinese, Japanese, French and Korean. | Pickup | voi.id | |
| The NationalUAE | ‘Zombie ship’ uses fake ID to shuttle Iranian oil through Strait of Hormuz (opens in a new tab)A major HUAX investigation using vessel identity, AIS, draught and movement analysis to reconstruct a suspected repeat shuttle and ship-to-ship transfer operation off Oman. | Citation | thenationalnews.com | |
| Yahoo FinanceUS | Oil prices steady after President Trump offers tankers protection through Strait of Hormuz (opens in a new tab)Arsenio discussed why the proposal did not by itself resolve war-risk and commercial-insurance concerns. | Citation | finance.yahoo.com | |
| The TimesUK | Hidden codes keep Iranian oil flowing through Strait of Hormuz (opens in a new tab)The Times used HUAX research on coordinated AIS signalling, selective access and India- and China-linked vessel movements. | Citation | thetimes.com | |
| BBCUK | Arsenio has appeared live on the BBC four times. | Live TV | No link | |
| NetEase / 163.comChina | HUAX analysis was also picked up in Chinese-language coverage on NetEase/163.com. | Pickup | No link | |
| Ansarollah.com.yeYemen | HUAX-related reporting was also picked up on Ansarollah.com.ye, illustrating how the analysis travelled beyond commercial maritime and financial media into the wider regional information environment. | Pickup | No link | |
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