Casualties have been reported on the vessel, identified by a maritime intelligence firm as the oil and chemical tanker, Acers ...

A strike near Qatar, far from the usual flashpoint at the Strait of Hormuz, raises fears of wider disruptions.

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The global squeeze on freight shipping is raising costs across supply chains, as U.S. trucking rates rise because capacity has left the market. In Bahrain, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, several hotel ...

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A tanker captain normally earns about $15,000 a month. Ordinary sailors can earn as little as $1,500 a month. Sailors working in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Oman can get double their normal pay.

A tanker was hit by multiple projectiles north of Qatar, with casualties reported, in the first attack this deep in the Persian Gulf in nearly a month.

Oil prices climbed Thursday on continued worries about global supply and as record tanker attacks in the Middle East sent ...

Tanker hit by unknown projectile off Oman coast, causing onboard fire; crew safe, damage and environmental impact unknown, ...