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April 6, 2026
Is Bab el‑Mandeb Strait Iran’s next global choke point after Hormuz?
With the Strait of Hormuz already under strain, Iran has signalled it could widen the pressure by turning its focus to another critical global shipping route – the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, raising fresh concerns
April 6, 2026
Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market: Rates Up 30% Over the Past Month
OSLO: Xeneta analyst insight Peter Sand, Xeneta Chief Analyst: “Five weeks into the Strait of Hormuz closure and spot rates on every major East-West trade lane have risen sharply, showing this is a conflict
April 4, 2026
2,000 Ships, 20,000 Sailors, SOS Barrage : Hormuz Blockade’s Human Cost
NEW DELHI : 2,000 ships, 20,000 sailors, food and water running out, and a blockade with no end in sight — as the war in the Middle East enters its fifth week and Iran’s
April 4, 2026
French-owned ship crosses Strait of Hormuz after Macron’s ‘too much talk’ dig at Trump
MARSEILLE : A container ship declaring itself to have a French owner passed through the choked Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, a development that came after France President Emmanuel Macron took a dig at
April 4, 2026
Hyundai Motor flags export disruptions as West Asia conflict hits shipping
MUMBAI : Hyundai Motor said on Friday (April 3, 2026) that exports to Europe and North Africa, which typically transit through the West Asia, were being disrupted by the conflict in the region, underscoring
April 4, 2026
Russia promises to increase oil, LNG supplies to India
NEW DELHI : Amid the oil shock and supply chain disruptions triggered by the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, Russia has assured that its energy companies have the capacity to “steadily increase” the supply of
April 4, 2026
3 Ships escape Hormuz Chokehold through new route along Oman Coast
TEHRAN : Three tankers broadcasting Omani ownership appeared to enter the Strait of Hormuz by hugging their home country’s coastline, indicating a different route to a northerly path through Iranian waters. Two oil supertankers
April 4, 2026
ClassNK awards world’s first MASS notation to domestic container ship “Genbu”
TOKYO: ClassNK has granted its “AUTO-Nav2(All)”*1 notation to domestic liner container ship “Genbu,” the only newly constructed autonomous ship under the MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Program*2 by The Nippon Foundation. This notation identifies ships equipped with
April 3, 2026