Marine insurers and oil traders want to know what’s going on in one of the world’s most critical waterways.
As the volume of disappearing ships in the area increases, analysts are getting creative.
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These Analysts Are Tracking Them Marine insurers and oil traders want to know what’s going on in one of the world’s most critical waterways.
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story A month and a half into the war between Iran and the US and Israel, Michelle Wiese Bockmann has seen one constant: disappearing ships.