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World Service,12 Mar 2026,9 mins

Shipping workers all at sea

World Business Express

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Oil prices remain volatile as the Strait of Hormuz remains shut to nearly all cargo ships and attacks on tankers and ports around the Persian Gulf intensify. Leanna Byrne speaks to seafarers union Nautilus International to find out what is being done to keep seafarers safe? We hear from a Pakistani father whose son was working at Kish Port in Iran as bombs began to fall. World Business Express also heads to Indonesia to hear how Jakarta has responded to the surge in energy prices.

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