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Hormuz: The Stealth Route of the Supertankers
Amid Drones and Radio Silence, the US Navy Provides Escorts
In the waters of the Persian Gulf, within the Strait of Hormuz, an investigation published by Bloomberg on October 2 reveals how the United States Navy is securing the strategic transit of energy vessels... continue
Maritime Transport: Crucial Hours for the Strait of Hormuz
Iran awaits Washington's green light
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced in New York on September 29 that he awaits formal feedback from Washington regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The diplomatic negotiation,... continue
Spain safeguards transport at the UN
Puente-Gómez summit in New York
Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente met with Ambassador Héctor Gómez in New York to review sustainable mobility within the United Nations. The Madrid government intends to strengthen its strategic pr... continue
Iran and the US at a crossroads: the future of the conflict and the maritime economy
Pezeshkian's appeal to Washington to stop the confrontation
On September 25, 2026, Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian stated in an interview with Fox News that it is up to the United States to decide whether to end hostilities in the Middle East. During the television... continue
Tension in the Strait of Hormuz: Rocket Hits Cargo Ship
One Dead and Global Routes at Risk
Global maritime trade security suffered a new and dramatic blow yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz when a projectile struck the bulk carrier Cape Dao off the coast of Oman. The explosion, which occurred... continue
Russian drone strikes merchant ship bound for Ukraine
Captain killed on Tanzanian-flagged cargo vessel
A Russian military drone attacked a Tanzanian-flagged civilian cargo ship sailing through the Black Sea toward one of Ukraine's commercial ports. The tragic airstrike resulted in the immediate death of... continue
Russia-China Agreement for New Container Ships
The deal between Rosatom and NewNew Shipping
In 2026, the strategic cooperation between Russian state giant Rosatom and Chinese shipowner NewNew Shipping gave a decisive boost to the Northern Sea Route, transforming the Arctic route into an increasingly... continue
Commercial routes under a stranglehold: the collapse of Bab el-Mandeb and Hormuz
Clashes in Yemen and naval raids in the Gulf block transit
In the first week of September 2026, the outbreak of a violent military offensive launched by Houthi militias against government troops in western Yemen reopened the strategic battle for control of the... continue
Geopolitical crises reshape global shipping routes and freight markets
Escalating risks across key maritime chokepoints convert regional instability into a permanent structural cost for logistics
On August 3, 2026, international trade flow analysis confirmed that rising geopolitical tensions across critical maritime transit hubs are fundamentally altering global shipping and freight transportation... continue