Iranian special forces seized a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane to the Persian Gulf, state-run ...

This would be a red line for Iran, and a trigger for it to shut down all shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. So far the United States has not shown any inclination to physically confront ...

The British Department for Transport has ordered all British-flagged vessels operating in the Strait of Hormuz to switch ... commercial shipping in the key shipping lane, Sky News reports, citing ...

In the case of the Strait of Hormuz, shipping is channelled through two lanes heading in opposite directions, each one two nautical miles wide. This is called the Traffic Separation Scheme.

A European-led maritime surveillance mission in the Strait of Hormuz, a global shipping route impacted by military tensions in the Middle East, has won the political support from eight EU members ...

As tensions between the U.S. and Iran rise, a series of incidents has put a strategic maritime waterway back into the spotlight: The Strait of Hormuz. WSJ’s John Simons explains. Photo ...

He said the USS Boxer downed the drone over the Strait of Hormuz - a strategic sea passage ... tankers which have happened in the world's key shipping area since May. Tehran denies all the ...

Thirty percent of the world's seaborne oil shipments pass through the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East. But it's often a flashpoint for both regional and global powers.

The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has condemned recent attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and Sea of Oman at its meeting in London held from 15-19 July.