THERE were no immediate reports of attacks on commercial shipping by Iran after Israel attacked nuclear targets there last Thursday.
But shipping analysts warned that could change amid rising tensions in the region, reports New York's FreightWaves.
As of early Friday last week vessel traffic was flowing through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, the only route out of the Persian Gulf to global shipping lanes.
GPS data showed container ships from Taiwan's Wan Hai and CMA CGM of France in the area.
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which monitors Middle East shipping, said increased tensions in the region 'could lead to an escalation of military activity having a direct impact on mariners. Vessels are advised to transit the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Straits of Hormuz with caution.'
Iran still holds the 14,000-TEU container ship MSC Aries, which it detained in 2024.
The air attacks by Israel also killed two high-level Iranian military leaders.
Maritime analysts said increasing conflict could lead major container carriers to withdraw services in the straits, as attacks by Yemen-based Houthi rebels did in the Red Sea.
'If this leads to major container lines avoiding transits through the Strait of Hormuz, this will severely impact links to the major container terminal transshipment hubs inside the Persian Gulf such as Jebel Ali [in Dubai] and Port Khalifa [in Abu Dhabi], said analyst Lars Jensen, in a LinkedIn post.
'A ripple effect would be a sharp increase in handlings with a high risk of wider Asian congestion issues.'
Iran's state news agency Friday denied reports that it had struck back at Israel with drones. Tehran also accused the United States of aiding Israel's strikes, a charge denied by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The attacks by Israel pushed West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices by more than 9 per cent, while crude oil futures rose 13 per cent.
Airlines are cancelling and diverting flights because of the potential danger from a missile attack. Many flights between Asia and Europe are being rerouted further south over Saudi Arabia and Egypt, according to multiple news outlets.
Airlines have also suspended flights to Tel Aviv in Israel and Tehran.
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But shipping analysts warned that could change amid rising tensions in the region, reports New York's FreightWaves.
As of early Friday last week vessel traffic was flowing through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, the only route out of the Persian Gulf to global shipping lanes.
GPS data showed container ships from Taiwan's Wan Hai and CMA CGM of France in the area.
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which monitors Middle East shipping, said increased tensions in the region 'could lead to an escalation of military activity having a direct impact on mariners. Vessels are advised to transit the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Straits of Hormuz with caution.'
Iran still holds the 14,000-TEU container ship MSC Aries, which it detained in 2024.
The air attacks by Israel also killed two high-level Iranian military leaders.
Maritime analysts said increasing conflict could lead major container carriers to withdraw services in the straits, as attacks by Yemen-based Houthi rebels did in the Red Sea.
'If this leads to major container lines avoiding transits through the Strait of Hormuz, this will severely impact links to the major container terminal transshipment hubs inside the Persian Gulf such as Jebel Ali [in Dubai] and Port Khalifa [in Abu Dhabi], said analyst Lars Jensen, in a LinkedIn post.
'A ripple effect would be a sharp increase in handlings with a high risk of wider Asian congestion issues.'
Iran's state news agency Friday denied reports that it had struck back at Israel with drones. Tehran also accused the United States of aiding Israel's strikes, a charge denied by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The attacks by Israel pushed West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices by more than 9 per cent, while crude oil futures rose 13 per cent.
Airlines are cancelling and diverting flights because of the potential danger from a missile attack. Many flights between Asia and Europe are being rerouted further south over Saudi Arabia and Egypt, according to multiple news outlets.
Airlines have also suspended flights to Tel Aviv in Israel and Tehran.
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