These narrow zones are some of the most important locations for the global economy Straits are a vital part of the global ...

Strait of Hormuz's historical context—from ancient Indian Ocean trade networks to modern global logistics—reveals how narrow waterways have consistently dictated the flow of commerce and shaped the ri ...

With the skies controlled by Israel and the US, weaponising energy by blocking tanker traffic and attacking energy ...

Asian refiners are increasingly sending medium-sized crude cargoes from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asia ​through the Panama Canal ...

There is an old saying in trade: every disruption is somebody else's opportunity. Right now, as two of the world's most ...

Israeli war against Iran continues and the movement of oil through the Strait of Hormuz remains almost completely cut off ...

Blackouts. Economic paralysis. Empty shelves. Petrol and diesel rationing. Riots. As oil prices soar to unprecedented highs, Britain is on the brink of the worst energy crisis in our history.

The European Union pitched to Türkiye last month the idea that the candidate for bloc membership could join a cost-cutting ...

From the Persian Gulf to the English Channel, a small number of narrow waterways carry the vast bulk of what Europeans eat, buy, and heat their homes with. When one of them is threatened the ...

Sayyed Ragheb was already struggling to keep his family afloat, earning less than $100 a month. Now he fears it will get even worse after Egypt hiked fuel prices because of the Iran war. The father of ...

The recent US military assault on Iran looks like past desperate bids to reclaim fading imperial glory. A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. This ...

The conflict in Iran has disrupted energy and commodity markets. Iran has effectively closed the narrow strait of Hormuz, a vital oil transit point ...