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The world’s largest oil tanker company refuses new contracts to swim in the Gulf with the Strait of Hormuz after Israel’s attack on Iran.

The early sign of the expected global shipping samples as a result of issuance of the front line by LARS Barstad The occurrence of the conflict Friday before.

Concerns are directed to the movements with narrow water between the Strait of Hormuz Pus Oman that connects the Gulf and Arab Sea.

One-third of the global oil supply and one third of liquefied natural gas passes through the throat. This is also an important channel container ships Jebel Higher in Dubai goes to the regional center and regional center.

Barstad, “extremely less” owners, including the front line, said the charters were adopted to enter the region.

“We do not resist in the Gulf,” said Barstad. “It doesn’t happen now.”

Other marine security experts, shipowners did not want to use the sensitive water path.

Barstad added that the company has many ships, which will pass through Hormuz, reinforced security and convoys with international marine escorts.

But he said: “Trade will remain more inefficient and of course there is a price for security.”

Iran can lead to a significant impairment for sailing through the throat. Tehran can also inspire the Yeme Houthis to attack international sends using the Red Sea.

In April 2024, Iran’s revolutionary guards seized a container ship managed by the Israeli Ofer Family, a controlled container ship, and forced the crew to swim in Iranian waters.

Houthi attacks will begin in late 2023, to avoid a very large shipping company to Europe and walk around the head of good hope to Europe.

Insurance brokers on Friday, the ratio of cargo shipped in the Red Sea, said 20 percent.

The sharp increase in the price of pirates and rocket crops in the Red Sea, pirate and related threats, the threat of attacks on commercial ships by Houthi rebels, the danger of attacks on commercial ships, he said. Earlier, Israel hit the targets in the port of Hoveidah in Yemen, who was driven by Houthi this week.

The supply chain of the supply company Kheneta said that the growing confrontation will make a big turn on normal routes of less container ships.

Container shipping companies – vehicles produced mainly from the vehicles – the red sea.

The sand added that shipping lines have stopped using Jebel’s use as a center and began to use less well-equipped ports outside the Gulf, “Inevitable Violation and Port” added.

Iran can apply the “de facto closure” of Hormuz Strait.

However, Barstad did not believe that Iran would completely close the waterway for the country’s oil revenues. “They don’t have interests to break their own pigs,” Barstad said.

Iran may have difficulty producing normal oil after the attack. This can look at oil importers from Iran – like China, for example, for the benefit of the main tanker operators like the front.

Iran’s exports continue to prevent international sanctions “Dark fleet” of ships are not in accordance with international shipping rules. However, the buyers said they were caused by the appropriate sources of suitable sources transported in the appropriate ship.

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