Hormuz in the News

[Hogsnort]

I would love to know what Trump’s “blind trust” is doing.

[ombugge]

Rubio says US ‘will not’ remove sanctions on Iran even if Hormuz reopened

• United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will not remove sanctions on Iran in exchange for a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, adding that any sanctions relief is conditioned on Iran giving up enriched uranium.

So it becomes a “chicken or the egg” question:

• Who chicken out first?

[ombugge]

Somebody finally put words in public to what many have been thinking:

Marinakis: Shipowners Should Have Paid Strait of Hormuz Fee Instead of...

Marinakis stated that paying a fee was, in his view, clearly preferable to having the strait closed. The Greek shipowner proposed that a structured payment system would have been more logical than the expenses the shipping sector has already incurred through war risk premiums and market chaos. He calculated that the money already spent on transiting the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea area without an actual war would justify a fee of $100,000 or $150,000, depending on cargo or vessel size.

Of course it would be even better if the war end soon and there were an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for fee traffic. (Incl. ending the US blockade in the Gulf of Oman)

PS: Even better if the war never got started in the first place.

[valvanuz]

as always TACO

[Jughead]

@ombugge

Marinakis stated that paying a fee was, in his view, clearly preferable to having the strait closed.

So good to see he wants to pay tolls/fees for passing every strait in the world, the narrow seas, and probably a few more mid-ocean checkpoints run by enterprising pirates just extracting money for no possible service.

What an idiot!

[tengineer1]

@ombugge

Of course it would be even better if the war end soon and there were an agreement to reopen the Strait of HormIuz for fee traffic. (Incl. ending the US blockade in the Gulf of Oman)

If Trump, deal maker he is, finds out they’re willing to pay a fee I am sure he also would be willing to accept fees for removing the US blockade.

[valvanuz]

great idea, then a Bab-el-Mandeb strait fee, then the Suez canal fee, then a Gibraltar strait fee, then a English channel fee…

[ombugge]

Maybe fee to pass through Bearing Strait, Chatham Strait, Strait of Juan de Fuca and Straits of Florida?
Maybe you missed this part of my post:

@ombugge

Of course it would be even better if the war end soon and there were an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for free traffic. (Incl. ending the US blockade in the Gulf of Oman)

[Handspake]

" then Suez Canal fee. "

Can you pls herr @valvanuz advise the contact numbers to Suez Canal Authorities or their relevant department or agents , who arrange free transit for commercial vessels . My principals are willing to reward you with 100 000 usd grant for such info.

Or

you simply do not know what are you talking about as most Menorkan mullets do.

Have a great day Herr vulva.

[Handspake]

Mein Gott. Das ist eine grosse Scheiße.

Vhy I can not correct maine spelling typo errors here on this scheiße editor?

Unbelievable. Is the son or grandson of an old communist Stazi kamerad Erich Honecker in charge of this place or vhat???

[Handspake]

EU Imposes Sanctions Calling For Strait of Hormuz Freedom of Navigation

[ombugge]

US sea drone used in helicopter crew rescue: What we know

[Handspake]

Trump Administration Vows to Offset Hormuz Tolls With Seized Iranian Funds

Who fired the missile?? Any body knows???

Indian Navy Removes Unexploded Missile From Inside a VLCC

[Hornblower]

Not a job for the faint hearted.