Shipping & Supply
Tanker and container traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea, war-risk insurance, freight rates and port delays. They feed into the price and availability of imported goods in the UAE.
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- US forces disabled the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Molica in the Gulf of Oman on 10 October after it ignored warnings and tried to run the blockade of Iran, CENTCOM said.
- Iran has warned regional countries that any attempt to open new oil export routes would be treated as hostile, a senior regional official close to Tehran told Reuters.
- The tanker Acers was struck by multiple projectiles on 7 October about 51 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar, per Vanguard; UKMTO confirmed the attack and reported casualties.
- The tanker On Peace, owned by Dubai-based Onex, was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on 6 October; 12 of its 19 crew were injured and evacuated by Oman to Khasab.
- UKMTO issued notices of four tanker attacks and one IRGC threat to a vessel near Hormuz on 5 October; three of the attacks dated from 3 and 4 October.
- Yemen's government forces said on 5 October they seized positions around Bab al-Mandeb and Dhubab; the Saudi-led coalition said 100 fighter jets are involved in the offensive.