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UAE’s Fujairah and Khor Fakkan port activities and business operations are proceeding effectively and without disruption

India has directed ship owners, ship managers and recruitment agencies to stop deploying the country’s seafarers on vessels going through the Strait of Hormuz, but adherence by shadow fleet operators could be a challenge, given their tendency to flout conventional practices

Shipowners are retreating into dark transits as renewed US-Iran hostilities choke traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears that Tehran could expand its campaign beyond shipping to target the gulf’s critical oil export infrastructure.

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Port access, cargo operations alongside vessels at berth, and other port activities continue as normal. ISPS Level is now 2

The Hormuz crisis could also pose a significant distraction for authorities and defence firms, leaving surveillance gaps elsewhere

Iranian missile strike kills crew member and US reinstates blockade as Strait of Hormuz tanker transits nearly halve, signalling deeper crisis ahead

Missile strikes on two tankers, a renewed US blockade of Iran and the suspension of Hormuz transit permissions have shattered a fragile post-ceasefire recovery, returning the world’s most important oil chokepoint to a critical security footing

US confirms blockade on Iranian ports will be reinstated as the weeks-old ceasefire unravels