Shipping bosses demand ‘safe and sustainable’ Strait of Hormuz passage as oil supply fears grow

NewsWorldMiddle EastShipping bosses demand ‘safe and sustainable’ Strait of Hormuz passage as oil supply fears growIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned of mines around the strait.Siyi Liu & Florence TanWednesday 22 April 2026 16:13 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962848","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/strait-of-hormuz-reopening-iran-war-oil-b2962848.html","title":"Shipping bosses demand ‘safe’ passage as oil supply fears grow"}}CloseIran fires on and seizes two container ships in Strait of HormuzOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Top shipping companies are demanding safe and sustainable passage throu...