Shipping industry fears fuel shortages as Iran war squeezes bunker fuel supply

The global maritime industry is facing a looming shortage of the fuel that powers ships as the Iran war chokes off a key shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz

May 12, 2026Updated: May 12, 2026

By ANTON L. DELGADO and CHAN HO-HIM

Regional

Cardenas wins Morrill County sheriff primary; Metz, Erdman lead commissioner race

Hajek, Onstott win Cheyenne County primary races

Deuel County voters approve cemetery levy; commissioner races decided in primary election

Oshkosh voters approve extension of local sales tax for infrastructure projects

Brown, Cherry & Sheridan County Election Results

Cherry County Election Results

Driver apprehended after report of erratic driving

State

JEFFERSON COUNTY: Jung edges Koenig for Commissioner; Riggle next District Court clerk

Shipping industry fears fuel shortages as Iran war squeezes bunker fuel supply

Regional

Cardenas wins Morrill County sheriff primary; Metz, Erdman lead commissioner race

Hajek, Onstott win Cheyenne County primary races

Deuel County voters approve cemetery levy; commissioner races decided in primary election

Oshkosh voters approve extension of local sales tax for infrastructure projects

Brown, Cherry & Sheridan County Election Results

Driver apprehended after report of erratic driving

State

JEFFERSON COUNTY: Jung edges Koenig for Commissioner; Riggle next District Court clerk

Kimball County Primary Election Results

Kearney approves Good Life District ballot measure

Cardenas wins Morrill County sheriff primary; Metz, Erdman lead commissioner race

Hajek, Onstott win Cheyenne County primary races

Deuel County voters approve cemetery levy; commissioner races decided in primary election

Sports

Sidney piles up state qualifiers at B-6 district meet in Alliance

Two Peru State College Men's Basketball Players Earn NAIA Scholar-Athlete Honors

Avalanche bounce back to beat the Wild 5-2 and take a 3-1 lead in the series

Doane hosting 2026 NAIA baseball opening round in Lincoln

WNCC baseball ends season with loss to Southeast at regionals

Field set for Colorado 1A state tournament semifinals

Ag & Outdoor

Powell wins 56th Cornhusker Trap Shoot

Outdoor notes: Spring shotgun turkey season opens

Outdoor notes: Bighorn sheep regular lottery applications begin April 20

Outdoor notes: NGPC offering pastures, hay tracts to those affected by wildfires

Outdoor notes: Work to begin soon on Smith Lake WMA Aquatic Habitat Project

Outdoor notes: Game and Parks urges caution when recreating outdoors due to wildfires