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A shadowy payment system, demanding fees in Chinese yuan and communicated via secret codes, has become the price of passage for commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz. This covert tollbooth, operated by Iran, forces ship owners and operators into a legal and ethical labyrinth, where compliance risks violating in...
A major global shipping line is refusing to rush its vessels back into one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints. Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd., a top-tier operator, has declared it will not allow its ships to test the Strait of Hormuz until it can thoroughly scrutinize the details and, crucially, the on-th...