Regional conflicts and their implications for charterparties

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Ongoing regional conflicts around key maritime chokepoints such as the Arabian Sea, Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea, and Black Sea have shifted the geopolitical risk landscape for international shipping. These disruptions impact shipowners and charterers, influencing charterparty agreements in this new era of geopolitical tension.

Introduction International shipping has entered a new era of sustained geopolitical disruption. A series of entrenched regional conflicts affecting some of the world’s most strategically vital maritime chokepoints—including the Arabian Sea and Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, and the Black Sea—has fundamentally altered the risk landscape for shipowners and charterers alike. Against this background, ...