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Shipping companies still reluctant to pass through Strait of Hormuz.

Shipping companies still reluctant to pass through Strait of Hormuz.

BBC

April 8, 202627m 51s

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Show Notes

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz, an important global waterway, is part of the ceasefire agreement, as announced by the US government, but late on Wednesday, Iran warned that ships crossing the waterway without permission would be “targeted and destroyed”.

Sam Fenwick will hear from Nils Haupt, the Head of Corporate Communications at Hapag-Lloyd, a German-based global shipping company.

Also, markets rallied, and oil prices fell, but only hours later there were concerns about how long it might last and if there was enough time to stabilise the global economy.

(Photo: Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s, March 11, 2026. Credit: Reuters/Stringer/File Photo/File Photo)