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Suez Canal Transit Fee Is Legal, Hormuz Toll Is Not. Here's Why
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which governs international sea law, says that countries bordering straits cannot demand payment simply for permission to pass through.
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'Pay To Pass': Is Iran Turning Strait Of Hormuz Into A Toll Route?
Oman said it had held talks with Iran on options to ensure smooth transit through the Strait of Hormuz but did not confirm any agreements so far.
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'Five Straits' Trap: How Hormuz Blockade Exposes Global Oil's Fatal Flaw
Iran's Hormuz blockade affecting 20-25% of global crude exposes the 'five straits' crisis: volatile chokepoints (Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab, Malacca, Suez, Turkish) shipping 60M barrels/day affected by Houthi threats, piracy, risk Asia's energy lifeline.
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Bypass Hormuz With Nuclear Explosives? US Studied That In Panama In 1960s
The idea for a new canal to move oil from the Middle East had emerged two decades earlier, in the context of another Middle East conflict, the Suez crisis.
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Shipping Companies Tell Vessels To Steer Clear Of Gulf
Two major shipping groups suspended navigation through the Gulf as conflict flared between the United States, Israel and Iran, piling onto a growing maritime slowdown in the region.
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At Least 68 Killed In US Strikes At Migrant Detention Centre: Report
The US military has hammered the Iran-backed Huthis with near-daily strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed "Rough Rider," seeking to end the threat they pose to vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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Trump Urges 'Free' Transit For US Ships Through Panama, Suez Canals
US President Donald Trump urged free transit for American commercial and military ships through the Panama and Suez canals, tasking his secretary of state with making progress "immediately."
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Egypt Tests New Extension Of Suez Canal
Egypt has tested a new 10-kilometre (6.2-mile) extension to the Suez Canal as it tries to minimise the impact of currents on shipping and increase the key waterway's capacity.
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Outrage Over Israeli Warship Crossing Suez Canal, Egypt Reacts
The Suez Canal Authority of Egypt confirmed that all vessels, commercial and military, have the right to transit the waterway freely.
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Houthi Attacks Cut Suez Canal Revenue By 40-50%: Egypt President
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Monday that revenues from the Suez Canal had "decreased by 40 to 50 percent" so far this year due to attacks on shipping by Yemen's Huthi rebels.
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Suez Canal Transit Fee Is Legal, Hormuz Toll Is Not. Here's Why
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which governs international sea law, says that countries bordering straits cannot demand payment simply for permission to pass through.
-
'Pay To Pass': Is Iran Turning Strait Of Hormuz Into A Toll Route?
Oman said it had held talks with Iran on options to ensure smooth transit through the Strait of Hormuz but did not confirm any agreements so far.
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'Five Straits' Trap: How Hormuz Blockade Exposes Global Oil's Fatal Flaw
Iran's Hormuz blockade affecting 20-25% of global crude exposes the 'five straits' crisis: volatile chokepoints (Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab, Malacca, Suez, Turkish) shipping 60M barrels/day affected by Houthi threats, piracy, risk Asia's energy lifeline.
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Bypass Hormuz With Nuclear Explosives? US Studied That In Panama In 1960s
The idea for a new canal to move oil from the Middle East had emerged two decades earlier, in the context of another Middle East conflict, the Suez crisis.
-
Shipping Companies Tell Vessels To Steer Clear Of Gulf
Two major shipping groups suspended navigation through the Gulf as conflict flared between the United States, Israel and Iran, piling onto a growing maritime slowdown in the region.
-
At Least 68 Killed In US Strikes At Migrant Detention Centre: Report
The US military has hammered the Iran-backed Huthis with near-daily strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed "Rough Rider," seeking to end the threat they pose to vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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Trump Urges 'Free' Transit For US Ships Through Panama, Suez Canals
US President Donald Trump urged free transit for American commercial and military ships through the Panama and Suez canals, tasking his secretary of state with making progress "immediately."
-
Egypt Tests New Extension Of Suez Canal
Egypt has tested a new 10-kilometre (6.2-mile) extension to the Suez Canal as it tries to minimise the impact of currents on shipping and increase the key waterway's capacity.
-
Outrage Over Israeli Warship Crossing Suez Canal, Egypt Reacts
The Suez Canal Authority of Egypt confirmed that all vessels, commercial and military, have the right to transit the waterway freely.
-
Houthi Attacks Cut Suez Canal Revenue By 40-50%: Egypt President
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Monday that revenues from the Suez Canal had "decreased by 40 to 50 percent" so far this year due to attacks on shipping by Yemen's Huthi rebels.
