The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, so any disruption would hit the energy markets hard.

Africa’s most lethal terrorist organization is expected to gain strength in Somalia, raising the security threat through a Middle East choke point for commercial shipping, a new report cautions.

The loading of the mines - which have not been deployed in the strait - suggests that Tehran may have been serious about ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Shell CEO Wael Sawan said on Thursday the oil and gas major was being "very careful" with its shipping through the Middle East given the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

Map from MarineTraffic of shipping routes through Red Sea on Match 21, 2025 with rough boundaries of area of operations of Ansar Allah, known as the Houthis.

That disparity in negotiating power leads to the wider spread in shipping rates at different ends of the freight market. That spread is up from $50 to $1,101 over the past 40 days (May 14 to June ...

Middle East ocean freight rates soar on Iran conflict, Strait of Hormuz shipping risks By Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC • Published 36 mins ago • Updated 2 mins ago BOOKMARKER ...

Map: The UK, US and French military bases across the Middle East after Iran threat. Iran says it does not want its conflict with Israel to expand to neighbouring countries but accuses the US and ...

Yemen's Houthi movement said on Sunday that it targeted the vessel in the Gulf of Aden, claiming its first attack on shipping lanes since Israel carried out a retaliatory airstrike on Hodeidah ...

Shell CEO Wael Sawan has said the oil and gas major was being “very careful” with its shipping through the Middle East given the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, Reuters reports ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Shell CEO Wael Sawan said on Thursday the oil and gas major was being "very careful" with its shipping through the Middle East given the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.