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Container Shipping via Strait of Hormuz under pressure: Can GCC bypass ports fill the gap?

With container diversions from the Strait of Hormuz surging since late February 2026, Drewry examines whether the GCC’s alternative port capacity and inland logistics infrastructure can realistically absorb displaced container cargo volumes – and finds a region...

The Strait Becomes a Digital Minefield: How Ships Are Navigating a War of Invisible Signals

“Since 5 March, Pole Star Global has tracked 3,396 vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz. Roughly 1 in 15 of them, 231 ships, are exhibiting suspicious positional anomalies. “Jumping” implausible distances, going briefly “ghosted,” or reappearing in patterns...

‘There’s no hiding place on a ship’: The sailors stranded near Iran

Drones, cruise missiles and fighter jets have become a common sight for many sailors stranded on oil tankers and freight ships in the Gulf, after Iran threatened to open fire on any vessels trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz, in response to US-Israeli attacks. In...

EU pushes back on US decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea

The Trump administration’s decision to allow the purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea was met with criticism in the EU, with Merz and Costa claiming the move undermines support for Ukraine at critical moment. European Union leaders called out President Donald...

InterManager advises extreme caution for ships considering Strait of Hormuz transit

InterManager has expressed serious concern about the worsening security situation affecting commercial shipping in the Middle East Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. In light of the recent attacks on merchant vessels in the region, InterManager is urging ship managers,...

Vessel traffic through Strait of Hormuz fell to one transit March 12: CAS

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz nearly ground to a halt March 12, according to tracking data, with just one vessel observed to transit the critical waterway, as Iran’s newly installed supreme leader escalated threats to attack shipping in and around the channel....

Container Shipping via Strait of Hormuz under pressure: Can GCC bypass ports fill the gap?

The Strait Becomes a Digital Minefield: How Ships Are Navigating a War of Invisible Signals

‘There’s no hiding place on a ship’: The sailors stranded near Iran

EU pushes back on US decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea

InterManager advises extreme caution for ships considering Strait of Hormuz transit

Vessel traffic through Strait of Hormuz fell to one transit March 12: CAS

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