While the Strait of Hormuz is choked amid the war on Iran, the focus is now on another strait in the region, the Bab ...

The Mediterranean Sea is widely perceived as having a low tsunami risk. History and recent modeling technology have demonstrated that destructive waves have already hit the French coast and could do ...

The effective blockade of the strait during the US-Israeli war with Iran has increased the chance of accidents and forced ...

Companies that import products into the United States, the world’s largest economy, are grappling with confusion over the future of Trump’s tariffs after the Supreme Court ruled that he had breached ...

Building new pipelines could reduce dependence on the chokepoint, but such infrastructure projects require massive investment ...

In 1497, Vasco da Gama left Portugal with a small fleet and a massive objective: find a sea route to India. By sailing around Africa and crossing the Indian Ocean with the help of local navigators, ...

Any disruption to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is highly disruptive to the oil trade. Since the outbreak of conflict oil prices have surged to over $100 a barrel. “The scale of what is at ...

As tensions rise around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, we look at the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints. From energy flows in the Persian Gulf to trade routes through the Strait of Malacca, ...

By recognising Great Nicobar’s potential and advancing its development, the Modi government has taken a key step to strengthen India’s long-term security and economic resilience.

How the little-known atoll of Diego Garcia is becoming another flashpoint in the global contest between the U.S. and China ...

A tsunami risk in the Mediterranean is real. Coastal towns like Nice can get “Tsunami ready” by coordinating fast, effective preventive and awareness-raising efforts.

UNESCO declared there is a 100 per cent chance of a tsunami of at least one metre high in the Mediterranean Sea in the next ...