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Greek shipping tycoon George Prokopiou.

‘Alarming’: The billionaire sending his ships into the deadly Strait of Hormuz

Crews have allegedly been ordered to turn off the transponders on the vessels before entering the strait in order to make them harder to hit.

  • Christopher Jasper

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Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz From February 27 to March 4.

How an oil lifeline became a clogged artery: the Strait of Hormuz

Millions of barrels of oil moved through the Strait of Hormuz every day – until the war in Iran started. Now its role in global inflation is under the microscope.

  • Shane Wright
Grain growers and shoppers will feel the squeeze from a spike in fertiliser prices, says National Farmers Federation president Hamish McIntyre.

Iran crisis to hit prices of bread, beer, drugs and online shopping

Price hikes will flow to consumers as global trade chaos derails everything from farmers plans for their paddocks and international mail.

  • Mike Foley and Elias Visontay
The Strait of Hormuz is the critical choke point in the global oil industry, with about 20 per cent of the world’s oil and roughly a third of its LNG passing through it each day.

Dire straits: The oil industry is facing its worst nightmare

The US-Israeli assault on Iran has brought into sharp focus a critical choke point for global shipping.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
All eyes are on the Houston-based Chevron to see if it will begin shipping out more Venezuelan crude.

Oil giant lines up tanker fleet to ship crude out of Venezuela

All eyes are on the Houston-based Chevron as the only exporter of the country’s oil following the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro by US forces.

  • Lucia Kassai
International shipping generates about 3 per cent of global greenhouse emissions, which is not counted under any nation’s carbon budget.

Households are being stung by higher costs as port fees soar: ACCC

The watchdog has called out a surge in fees charged to transport companies bringing goods such as electronics, cars, and clothing into the country.

  • Elias Visontay
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Follow the oil: how Putin’s ‘ghost’ fleet brings oil to Australia.

How Putin’s ‘ghost ships’ put billions worth of blood oil into Australian cars

Australians have paid billions of dollars for petrol sourced from Russian oil – despite sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime. We’ve now managed to track exactly how it’s getting here.

  • David Crowe
The shipping news weren’t good this week as both the US and China implemented hefty port fees on each other’s vessels.

A new ocean front opens in Trump’s trade wars

“The shipping news weren’t good this week” as both the US and China started implementing hefty port fees on each other’s vessels.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
The Houthis have released footage of their attacks on two cargo ships this week, with missiles and drones sinking both vessels using the crucial maritime trade route.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels sink two cargo ships in Red Sea

The Houthis have released footage of their attacks on two cargo ships this week, with missiles and drones sinking both vessels using the crucial maritime trade route.

Damage to the hull of the MV Cape Don , currently berthed at the former coal loading wharf in Balls Head Bay, Waverton, New South Wales, Wednesday, 28 May 2025. The expected sinking of the ship any minute could cause untold environmental damage and taxpayer expense. Picture - Sam Mooy / The Sydney Morning Herald

The 2000-tonne ship at risk of sinking and causing chaos on harbour and across the city

The Cape Don has deteriorated to such a state that there are doubts about whether it can be towed without breaking up and jeopardising the city’s fuel supply.

  • Harriet Alexander