Not only shipping is affected. Crude Oil price rise will affect everybody, even large producers and exporters:
Norwegian shipping company: – A critical situation, but we are trying to remain calm
Iran claims to have closed the Strait of Hormuz. This could have major consequences for Norwegian ships in the strait and global trade.
ALMOST STOPPED: The animation shows shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours until March 1, 2026 at 1:54 p.m. A large number of ships are also seen lying completely still outside the strait. map animation MarineTraffic
The MSI warning is a little “tame”, or should I say “lame”
"281520 UTC FEB 2026
NAVAREA IX 084/26
ARABIAN SEA PERSIAN GULF, GULF OF OMAN, NORTH ARABIAN SEA, STRAIT OF HORMUZ
CHARTS BA 2851, 2858, 707 AND 3785
MILITARY CONFLICT IN GULF REGION (.)
MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO MAINTAIN LISTENING WATCH ON CHANNEL 16 (.)
VESSELS TRAVERSING THE IDENTIFIED AREA ARE TO NAVIGATE WITH CAUTION"
NHOs should visit gCaptain forum more frequently for urgent updates regarding the situation in the area and accurate analyses.
As of early March 2026, active NAVAREA IX warnings (covering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf) include military conflict alerts, live weapon firing exercises near Pakistan, and survey operations in the Northern Gulf. Key warnings include:
National Hydrographic Office Pakistan +1
NAVAREA IX 084/26 (Military Conflict): Continued caution for vessels in the Gulf region, advising a strict listening watch on Channel 16.
NAVAREA IX 082/26 (Live Firing): Live weapon firing in Pakistan approaches (Karachi) scheduled for 03-04 March 2026, 0300-1200 UTC.
NAVAREA IX 081/26 (Naval Firing): Naval firing exercises occurring 02-06, 09-13, 16-20, 23-27, and 30-31 March 2026, 0300-1900 UTC.
NAVAREA IX 062/26 (Survey Operations): Bathymetric survey and boreholes operation in Northern Gulf (Kuwait) by vessels Vision 2, Naya, and Musaed 01001 until 31 March 2026.
NAVAREA IX 050/26 (Hazard): Barge “Dream 1” reported sunk in the Northern Gulf (Kuwait).
Too dangerous for the US Navy?
Maybe they should “show some guts”, just like the crews on ships that is called on to sail the Hormouzand the area around, with or without escort:
No worries mate, US Navy will make sure that ships get through Straits of Hormuz as soon as it is deemed safe for them to do so:
Nice to know they had a plan before starting this war.
Maybe they have a plan for how to get out of it too?
The “Coalition of the willing” to get into this war are minuscule.
Who was consulted before the decision to start the war?
Who would trust that anything agreed upon by this US administration will be honoured?
BTW: The CEOs of major oil companies doesn’t “send” tankers into harms way on the “whim of a wimp”. The Master still have to agree to sail and the crew have to be willing to risk their live for nothing.
Are there any medals and honours for seafarers who risk their live to keep the petrol prices low in USA and secure GOP victory in the next election?
There is a plan Dr. Bugge. You need to change position to obtain a bird eye view as U are focused too much on details.
1a) Iran is not in the plan. China is. Taking control of energy supplies originating from Iran weakens China and that is a plan.
1b).Iran is a plan. By weakening Iran and even partitioning it if possible makes Izrael the only local hegemon fulfilling the zionist dream . See the map delivered by @Binbag_the_Saylore . So I dare say there is a plan.
ALL other reasons contained in the slogans I have been hearing for the last 25 years or even since 1979 are one big time B. S. for naive ppl.
I swear and cross my heart I saw and heard POTUS saying : we have won. So there is no need to get out. I would rather say there is a need rather to get in and complete 1a)& 1b).
You mean the coalition of the squealing?.
They will rush in to catch the leftovers from bigger table. Just wait.
For God’s sake BIBI the criminal was consulted and the son in law.
That is enough.
I have inserted in one of the threads a page from the book written by some geopolitical guru. I think his name was Carr or Car , do not remember. He said with full authority that English speaking ppl are genetical liers.
