waterway

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Oil prices have surged since the disruption to shipping in the narrow waterway, through which a fifth of the world's energy shipments usually transits.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The critical waterway, though which one-fifth of the world’s oil is typically transported, has been effectively closed since the war began on Feb. 28.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, Wall Street has been reading local dispatches from Citrini Research regarding the Strait of Hormuz in hopes of gaining more insight about activity in the crucial waterway.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The problem: Naval escorts for tankers through such a narrow waterway in a war zone would be nearly impossible, say allied officials and military experts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Swinging back and forth across the great waterway, she searched for a cliff like the one she had been raised on.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George