Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane handling 20% of global petroleum demand, in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Iran has many ways to block or severely disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz – including mines, drones, missiles and a ...

New Rabobank research shows the potential effect of losing this critical shipping channel to the global fertilizer market.

When looking at a map, the Strait of Hormuz might not seem all that impressive. It’s just a slim waterway squeezed between ...

Iran's threat to block the world's most vital oil transit point has raised fears of major global economic consequences.

Uruguayan National Port Administration's (ANP) representative at the River Plate Basin Terminal (TCP), Jorge Pozzi, raised ...

If Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, gas prices in the U.S. could surge due to disrupted global oil shipments.

Inmarsat Maritime’s fully managed service has found ready audience among shipping companies seeking power of multiple ...

Fifteen thousand kilometres away, in the icy Gulf of Finland, Vladimir Putin is waging a silent war – and Australia is ...

Closing the Strait of Hormuz is one of the ways Iran could retaliate after the U.S. bombed three of the country’s nuclear sites. Here’s what that would mean.

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