US deploys more than 10 warships and dozens of aircraft to enforce ‘blockade’ Strait of Hormuz?
As a major international energy transport corridor, the Strait of Hormuz links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman. Twenty-five per cent of global seaborne oil trade passed through the strait in 2025, according to the International Energy Agency.
Norwegian-flagged eco-friendly LNG-powered vehicle carrier Höegh Australis docks at Mombasa Port
Globally, LNG-powered vessels are increasingly being adopted in response to tougher International Maritime Organisation environmental regulations. LNG use drastically reduces sulphur oxides and particulate matter, lowers nitrogen oxides and also cuts carbon dioxide emissions compared to heavy fuel oil.
