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A daily briefing on the
Strait of Hormuz crisis.

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We analyse dozens of maritime, geopolitical and energy sources to explain what is happening in and around the Strait of Hormuz. Stay informed without reading dozens of separate sources.

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Today's Situation  ·  Last update —

Current Status

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What It Means

Situation at a Glance  ·  Last update —

Energy
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Shipping
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Risk
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Hormuz Risk Index
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Market Signals  ·  Last update —

How the Hormuz crisis is affecting global energy, shipping and financial systems
Energy Supply stress from Gulf disruption
Brent Oil
Global benchmark reflecting Hormuz supply risk.
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WTI Oil
US crude benchmark. Spread vs Brent signals logistics stress.
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LNG Asia Price (JKM)
TTF proxy · Asian LNG benchmark for Japan/Korea deliveries.
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Shipping Operational pressure on maritime routes
Tanker Freight
BWET ETF — energy tanker rates. Key Hormuz disruption signal.
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Dry Bulk Index
BDRY ETF — global trade volume. Declines reflect demand contraction.
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War Risk Insurance
Frontline (FRO) — tanker operator proxy for war risk premium environment.
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Risk Financial reaction to geopolitical uncertainty
VIX
CBOE volatility index — market fear gauge. Spikes with crisis escalation.
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Gold
Safe-haven demand. Rises with geopolitical stress.
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USD Index
DXY — dollar strength signals global capital flows under crisis.
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Systemic · HORMUZ Proprietary maritime intelligence signals
Hormuz Risk Index
Composite daily score from operational, geopolitical and market signals.
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Chokepoint Pressure
Hormuz corridor pressure score from today's classified intelligence.
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Market Impact Analysis

How risk in the Strait of Hormuz is affecting global markets · Normalized (base 100)

Energy Supply stress from Gulf disruption
Brent Oil
Global benchmark. Primary Hormuz supply risk signal.
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Brent
WTI Oil
US crude benchmark. Spread vs Brent reflects logistics stress.
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WTI
LNG Asia Price (JKM)
TTF proxy — Asian LNG benchmark for Gulf export risk.
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LNG/TTF
Shipping Operational pressure on maritime routes
Tanker Freight
BWET ETF — energy tanker rates and route pressure.
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Tanker
Dry Bulk Index
BDRY ETF — global trade volume and demand signal.
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BDI
War Risk Insurance (FRO)
Frontline proxy — tanker war risk premium environment.
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FRO
Risk Financial reaction to geopolitical uncertainty
VIX
CBOE volatility — market fear gauge. Spikes with crisis escalation.
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VIX
Gold
Safe-haven demand rising with geopolitical stress.
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Gold
USD Index
DXY — dollar strength signals global capital flows under crisis.
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DXY

GLOBAL CONTEXT

Chokepoint Pressure

The world's critical maritime oil transit corridors. Hormuz is one node in a global network — disruption here ripples across every other chokepoint. Zoom into the Gulf to see ports, terminals and navigation lanes. Chokepoint pressure reflects operational, geopolitical and market signals affecting each maritime corridor.

Chokepoint tier
Tier 1 — Critical global route
Tier 2 — Major regional route
Tier 3 — Secondary route
Pressure level
Critical
Severe
High
Elevated
Normal
Infrastructure (zoom ≥ 5)
Commercial port
Oil terminal
LNG facility
Strategic point
Active chokepoint
Navigation lane