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Supertankers Build Up in Red Sea as Saudi Arabia Races to Bypass Hormuz

route_disruption UTC: 2026-03-13 15:28:47

Saudi Arabia’s race to bypass the Strait of Hormuz has led to a buildup of oil supertankers waiting off the kingdom’s Red Sea coast to collect cargoes, as Riyadh tries to overcome unprecedented disruption caused by the Iran war. In the past day or so, 11 very-large crude carri...

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