Shipping firms offer captains up to $US100k a month to sail Strait of Hormuz
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Iran-US dual blockades have cut Strait of Hormuz tanker transits to roughly 10 per day from 125, forcing owners to pay captains up to $143,000 monthly. Attack risk and scarce crews raise freight and insurance costs, constraining Middle East crude supply. With 20% of global oil and gas trade exposed, Brent risk premium is likely to stay elevated near term.
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Iran and the United States are enforcing separate blockades in the Strait of Hormuz, cutting tanker transits to a daily average of just 10 in October from 125 before the war. To draw crews into the risky passage, shipping companies have raised captains' monthly pay from about $22,000 to as much as $143,000. Some companies are adding double-pay bonuses. The increases reflect sharply higher transport risk on the key waterway, with crude shipping costs under significant upward pressure.
