The shipping industry profits from conflict and looks East
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Source: Politico
Published: 2026-08-24 14:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Asia
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Science, Europe, Energy, Elections, World News, War & Conflict, Asia Pacific
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This past May and June, while the Strait of Hormuz crisis was at its peak and a fifth of the world’s traded oil was looking for a way around the blockage, researchers from Kapa Research were interviewing the businesses that move the cargo. We spoke with 314 shipowners and C-suite executives from the world’s leading shipping groups and asked them how they see the years ahead.
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