Gulf states depend on food imported via the strait — and shipping surcharges could raise the cost of consumer goods around the world.

About 140 container ships are currently stuck in the Arabian Gulf as the conflict in the Middle East disrupts shipping through the region. Following US and Israeli air strikes on Iran over the weekend ...

War chokes the Strait of Hormuz, leaving hundreds of oil tankers and container ships stranded and raising alarms of a looming global energy shock and food shortages across the Gulf and beyond.

Shipping companies struggle to reroute vessels as disruption starts to cause congestion at ports outside the Gulf ...

In the UAE, Jebel Ali Port has emerged as a temporary refuge for dozens of ships, while others remain anchored offshore awaiting security clearance or insurance coverage ...

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, March 3 (Reuters) - Israeli authorities are using container ships to bring back dozens of essential medical staff stuck abroad after the air war with Iran broke out on ...

By Jonathan Saul, Anna Hirtenstein and Yousef Saba March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S.–Iran war widened on Wednesday after a U.S. strike hit an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, deepening a crisis that has ...

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