US EditionShips brandish China-links to weave through Strait of Hormuz
- Claiming Chinese links, vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz altered their transponder data, AFP analysis found ships in the Gulf changing AIS to claim China links.
- Since February 28, Iran's security chief Ali Larijani warned the waterway is unsafe while US-Israeli strikes have effectively closed it, with at least 10 vessels attacked.
- Ana Subasic of Kpler described vessels claiming Chinese links or changing destinations to 'CHINA OWNER' as precautionary signals, with around 30 ships involved, including nine oil tankers and two LNG tankers.
- On March 9, AFP analysis found ships in the Strait of Hormuz changing AIS to claim China links, while oil prices surged past US$100 a barrel. Emmanuel Macron said France and its allies will prepare a 'purely defensive' escort mission.
- The Strait of Hormuz handles a quarter of seaborne oil and a fifth of global LNG with a pre-war daily average of 138 transits, so Iran could raise insurance and energy costs to pressure the US and Gulf allies, Ali Vaez warned.
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Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayNarrow lanes, Iranian firepower and a fifth of global oil at stake: Why securing the Strait of Hormuz is so difficult
WASHINGTON, March 12 — The Pentagon is looking at ways to escort ships safely through the Strait of Hormuz, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine said yesterday.About a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the strait but Iran, which lies on its northern coast, has effectively closed it. Traffic through the strait has dropped by 97 per cent since the US-Israeli war against Iran began on Februa…
With Earnings Still Outpacing Inflation For Now, As Oil Prices Spike All Eyes Turn To Strait Of Hormuz
By Robert Romano Consumer inflation edged ever so slightly up to 2.43 percent over the past 12 months in February while average weekly earnings slowed slightly to 4.1 percent, according to the latest data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in what might be the last good news on inflation for a little while. These two reports were compiled in mid-February prior to the U.S. and Israel launching a new offensive against Iran to destroy…
Al Arabiya
UpstractWhat are the challenges in securing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz?
About one-fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the strait, but Iran, which lies on the northern coast of this waterway, has blocked the route.
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