Asia's dependence on Middle East oil and gas - and its relatively slow shift to clean energy - make it vulnerable to disruptions in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

J Mintzmyer of Value Investor's Edge talks about global tensions and trade wars in the context of shipping. Geopolitical ...

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow but vital waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea, is one of the most critical ...

For a few days, the world held its breath. It seems the conflict between Israel, the US and Iran is not going to escalate any ...

Just 20 miles wide at its narrowest, yet responsible for one-fifth of the world’s daily oil supply the Strait of Hormuz is ...

"By closing the Strait of Hormuz, Iran will simply shoot itself in the head. First, in such a case, Iran would simply have ...

The Israel-Iran conflict is the latest in a series of geopolitical crisis that have placed fossil fuel access in jeopardy. Is ...

Trump’s leadership style evinced with the Middle East, at once volatile and commanding, could be both an obstacle and an opportunity for Beijing.

Ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz have begun transmitting unusual radio messages to reduce the risk of an attack.

Around 20 percent of global oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, and the countries most ...

Iran sits on the Strait of Hormuz which handles about 20 per cent of shipments of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas ...

A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could affect a number of Asian countries, making renewable energy capacity a crucial guard against volatility.