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The disruption in Hormuz is giving the Red Sea route a second chance
Red Sea rebound. Hormuz oil taps tighten. Force majeure says what?
Thursday, 12 March 2026
Home waters.
Hormuz is still proving tricky, and exporters are dusting off old routes — with Saudi Arabia leaning on Yanbu to potentially move 50 mn barrels if fully loaded.
We also take a look at what force majeure declarations actually mean.
Today at a glance
Transportation
Rail
Egypt seeks new investors for Berenice and logistics zones
The ministry is also planning additional logistics zones along the…
Ports
Three vessels damaged amid rising Gulf tensions
Conflict surcharges will continue to inch up the longer the…
Aviation
Conflict spreads into different countries and more sectors
Iran has threatened to attack Israeli embassies “worldwide”
Storage + Warehouses
DP World Egypt’s Mohammad Shihab talks growth plans for 2026 and beyond
Shihab talks Sokhna, cold storage, and strengthening Egypt’s export sectors
Projects
Business
Explainers
The middle-mile should be the UAE’s next big focus in autonomous trucking uptake
Passengers are moving autonomously, but goods have a long way…
East Port Said, Tanger ports face a new challenge with Europe’s carbon rules for shipping — but green bunkering can help
To prevent losing volumes to non-EU transhipment hubs and evasive rerouting, the EU set up a list of high-risk neighboring container transhipment…
