In Charts: How The Iran Conflict is Disrupting Global Trade

2026-03-07 - 08:53

(Bloomberg) — In the evening of March 1, an oil tanker turned off its transponder about 25 kilometers (15 miles) east of the emirate of Sharjah and disappeared into the murk of jammed signals over the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow chokepoint that separates the Persian Gulf from the open ocean. Ten hours later, its transponder winked back into life due north of Abu Dhabi, heading for Bahrain. Read More