French-owned container ship transits Hormuz Strait in first since Iran war
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“French-owned container ship transits Hormuz Strait in first since Iran war”
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— The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
“The Malta-flagged Kribi, owned by CMA CGM, crossed the Strait on April 2 and is the first French-owned vessel to make it through the channel since the US-Israeli war on Iran began on February 28”
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“Only about 150 vessels, including tankers and container ships, have transited the strait since March 1, according to data firm Lloyd’s List Intelligence”
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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— The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— The list of shipwrecks in 2026 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_2026
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“Beijing expressed 'gratitude' on Tuesday after three of its ships passed through the strait, including two container ships on Monday belonging to state-owned shipping giant Cosco”
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“Until the war led to the effective blocking of the Strait, it was the route for about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies”
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“US President Donald Trump insisted that petrol prices would fall quickly once the war concluded”
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“French President Emmanuel Macron stated that launching a military operation to open the Strait of Hormuz would be unrealistic”
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