Building Around the Strait of Hormuz

(click to enlarge) Plans by Dubai port operator DP World to expand port infrastructure on the eastern seaboard of United Arab Emirates should be understood as part of a Gulf-wide effort to reduce strategic dependence on the Strait of Hormuz following the severe disruptions triggered by the Iran war. Across the region, governments and energy firms are accelerating investments in alternative pipelines, ports and overland corridors designed to reroute trade and hydrocarbon exports away from the vulnerable maritime chokepoint. Saudi Arabia is expanding its reliance on the East-West pipeline to the Red Sea, the UAE is strengthening its logistical footprint […] The post Building Around the Strait of Hormuz appeared first on Geopolitical Futures .