Geopolitical issues add further threats to global supply chain stability

A warning of geopolitical threats to global supply chain stability was issued last week, Xeneta.

Conflict between Israel and Iran could effectively close the Strait of Hormuz — a key route for container ships in the Middle East Gulf – the freight rate benchmarking and analytics platform said.

With our portfolio of international container shipping services for both LCL and FCL import and export cargoes, the article makes interesting reading for the U-Freight Group.

Xeneta noted that container shipping rates could be driven up by further disruption, port congestion, and rising oil prices, with carriers likely adding a ‘security surcharge’ soon.

It added that this latest escalation in the Middle East crisis also makes a large-scale return of container ships to the Red Sea unlikely, continuing to impact ocean freight rates significantly.

A fuller article on the Xeneta warning can be read in the link below.

https://indiashippingnews.com/israel-iran-conflict-safety-and-stability-of-ocean-supply-chains-under-threat/?utm_campaign=E-Newsletter+14+June+2025%2C+India+Shipping+News&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

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