** Shares of U.S.-listed shipping firms jump premarket as Iran conflict widens in the Middle East
** Shipping traffic in the Gulf shut after a weekend of bombing that killed Iran's supreme leader, dragging the region into war
** Geopolitical tensions raise the risk of oil supply disruptions, prompting shippers to reroute shipments, potentially driving up freight rates due to longer routes
** Oil tankers surge premarket: Nordic American Tankers NAT.N 12%, Frontline FRO.N 7%, Teekay Tankers TNK.N 7%, International Seaways INSW.N 4%, DHT DHT.N 10%
** Pyxis Tankers PXS.O up 12%, Navios Maritime NMM.N up 3% on thin volume
** European shippers Maersk MAERSKb.CO and Hapag-Lloyd HLAG.DE leaping on Mon
** Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF BWET.P up 25% before the bell
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))
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