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The role of bunkers in freight rates has finally crossed into the intra-Asia market, with average rates rising by 10% over the past

Thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division have started arriving in the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, as

A search for three crew members reported missing after a Thai-flagged cargo vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month failed to locate

Oil prices extended gains on Monday, with Brent heading for a record monthly rise, after Yemeni Houthis widened the Iran war by launching their first attacks

Two container ships linked to China’s state-owned Cosco Shipping Corp. are trying again to exit the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, according to

Yemeni group warns its “fingers are on the trigger” as Hormuz disruption collides with rising Bab el-Mandeb risk. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement

By Lori Ann LaRocco – Iran says it has begun enforcing new controls over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming it blocked multiple container

The Iranian parliament is working on a draft bill that would impose a fee on vessels seeking safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the

Yemen's Houthi forces stand ready to strike the Bab al-Mandab Strait in solidarity with Iran, threatening to revive Red Sea shipping chaos. The move could

The Iranian commander who spent years threatening—and ultimately executing—Tehran’s campaign to pressure global shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has

Russia’s top oil port in the Baltic Sea resumed loading days after it came under attack from Ukrainian drones, although the company that pipes crude there

German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd HLAG.DE is incurring additional costs of $40 million to $50 million per week due to the ongoing conflict in the

Vessels seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian protection are being asked to provide lists of crew and cargo, along with voyage details and

Iran said it rejected a US ceasefire proposal and maintained attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab states, delivering a blow to Washington’s efforts to end a war

Iran has indicated to the United Nations that so-called “non-hostile vessels” may continue transiting the Strait of Hormuz, but only if they comply with

A containership sailing from the United Arab Emirates toward Pakistan was forced to reverse course at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, offering one of the

By Salma El Wardany, Fiona MacDonald, Ben Bartenstein and Samy Adghirni (Bloomberg) — Iran has started charging transit fees on some commercial vessels

President Donald Trump said the US would postpone strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure after what he called “productive conversations” with the

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had given orders to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants for five days, hours ahead of a

China has urged all parties involved in the Middle East conflict, particularly the U.S. and Israel, to cease military operations, warning of a "vicious