Temporary Hormuz sea lanes opened as IMO starts seafarer evacuation

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and Oman have opened temporary sea lanes through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a controlled plan to move stranded commercial ships and more than 11,000 seafarers out of the Persian Gulf.  The operation follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Iran and the US, after months of disruption to one of the world’s […]