Escalating tension in Middle East could result in supply chain disruption, higher insurance premiums for shipping

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Escalated tension in the Middle East with the latest Israel-linked container ship seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) earlier today could result in supply chain disruption and higher insurance premiums, said shipping associations.

Escalating tension in Middle East could result in supply chain disruption , higher insurance premiums for shipping, say Malaysia industry associations

Shipping Association Malaysia chairman Ooi Lean Hin said the current geopolitical tension in the Middle East has increased the risk of navigation in the global shipping ecosystem, which is now extended to the Gulf, apart from the Red Sea. “With this move, it takes longer to reach Malaysia. Freight and insurance costs have recently increased,” he explained.

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