Last mentioned: Jul 9, 2026
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War-risk insurance for Strait of Hormuz transits has soared to up to 6% of a vessel’s hull value—$6M for a $100M tanker—while shipowners abandon transits. The effective closure of this critical chokepoint threatens to snarl global supply chains, raise logistics costs, and force carriers onto longer routes.
War-risk cover for the Strait of Hormuz has leaped to as much as 6% of a vessel’s worth, reflecting heightened fears that a resurgent US-Iran conflict could choke off a chokepoint handling 20% of global oil trade. The sudden risk repricing casts a shadow over energy supply security and could accelerate calls for energy diversification.