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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin An AP report says the closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war has disrupted global supplies of bunker fuel, causing headaches to shipping operators. According to the Associated Press (AP), the disruption is being felt first in Asia, especially Singapore, the world’s largest marine refueling hub, where inventories are tightening and prices have jumped from about $500 per metric ton before the conflict to more than $800 in early May. RelatedNews Oil prices surge despite Iran claiming 30 ships transited Hormuz in two days India calls for unimpeded maritime flows in Hormuz during BRICS meeting var jnews_module_21372849_0_6a06f10260323 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21372849","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1725,3319,4346,2647","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","g
Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts global bunker fuel supply
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