Georgios Sakellariou

Role: Freight Analyst
Affiliation: Signal Maritime

Key Claims

Tanker Stranding Data

Metric Value
Non-Iranian tankers trapped in Gulf (early April) ~160
Non-Iranian tankers still trapped (early June) ~90
% escaped ~25%

Confirmation of Dark Transit Trend

  • "The stream of dark transits has increased"
  • The reduction in trapped vessels is visible in the data — but still not enough to return to prewar levels

Institutional Context

Signal Maritime is a maritime research and brokerage firm. Sakellariou's analysis draws on AIS data and commercial shipping intelligence to track actual vessel movements — providing independent corroboration of the tanker stranding and escape trends.

Created: 2026-06-12