ENERGY hace 154 días

Hormuz Closure May Send Oil Near $200, Risk Recession

Wood Mackenzie warns that a prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure could push crude toward $200 per barrel and unleash the most severe…

SHIPPING hace 167 días

Strait of Hormuz in April: A Stop-Start Recovery Under Persistent Risk

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz showed signs of partial recovery in April, although vessel movements remained heavily constrained by geopolitical…

CONFLICTS hace 169 días

U.S. Launches Massive Naval Escort to Reopen Hormuz

Following attacks on merchant ships and oil terminals attributed to Iran, Washington deploys destroyers and 15,000 personnel to force a passage and…

SHIPPING hace 170 días

Maersk Confirms Alliance Fairfax Escorted Through Hormuz

The company identified its U.S.-flagged ro-ro Alliance Fairfax as part of Monday’s U.S.-escorted transits through the Strait of Hormuz, offering rare specificity…

SHIPPING hace 171 días

US to Guide Neutral Ships Through Strait of Hormuz

Bloomberg reported on May 3, 2026, that President Donald Trump said the United States will begin guiding some neutral ships stuck in…

SHIPPING hace 176 días

Hormuz disruption shows why early-warning data matters

New UNCTAD dashboard tracks risks across shipping, energy, food and finance as shocks from the Strait of Hormuz spread through the global…

CONFLICTS hace 181 días

Turkey’s Canal Plan Reemerges Amid Hormuz Instability

A de facto closure of a strategic chokepoint has renewed attention on Turkey’s Istanbul Canal project, which cannot replace the Hormuz route…

CONFLICTS hace 181 días

Iran Seizes Two Ships in Strait of Hormuz After Trump Halts Strikes

Tehran’s move to detain commercial vessels comes after Washington paused planned military action, with no visible progress toward renewed diplomacy and growing…

ENERGY hace 181 días

U.S. LNG Needs Bunkering Now Amid Hormuz Tensions

Escalating tension in a vital maritime chokepoint is exposing a structural gap: the United States produces abundant LNG, yet lacks the fueling…

CONFLICTS hace 195 días

MOL Pauses Hormuz Transits Pending Japanese Safety Guidance

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says it will refrain from sending additional vessels through the Strait of Hormuz until it receives clearer official…