Shipping workers all at sea

Brent crude, the international benchmark for crude oil, rose to settle at $103 a barrel, ending the day at the highest level in more than three years. That’s as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to most shipping, choking off one of the world’s most important energy routes. It…

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The US is considering temporarily waiving the Jones Act, a century-old law from 1920 that normally requires all goods shipped between US ports to travel on US-built, owned, and flagged vessels. The waiver would allow foreign ships to move fuel between domestic ports for 30 days to help curb rising…

The US is considering temporarily waiving the Jones Act, a century-old law from 1920 that normally requires all goods shipped between US ports to travel on US-built, owned, and flagged vessels. The waiver would allow foreign ships to move fuel between domestic ports for 30 days to help curb rising…

A $20 billion push is now on to get tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Middle East tourism suffers as flights are cancelled, and skies remain closed. And how tens of thousands of people are kidnapped for ransom each year. (Picture: An LPG gas tanker at anchor in…