LONDON, June 24 — Ships have already sailed through the Strait of Hormuz under a newly launched evacuation scheme by the UN’s shipping agency, a spokesman said today.“Ships...

SINGAPORE, June 22 — The number of ships that passed through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply on Sunday after Iran announced it had again closed the waterway, citing...

JUNE 22 — The world has entered a peculiar and dangerous phase in the confrontation between the United States and Iran. Military strikes continue to cast long shadows over the...

TEHRAN, June 23 — Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that the Strait of Hormuz will be administered by Tehran, state media reported on Tuesday, following...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The 60-day waiver on the sale of Iranian crude oil in the global market has opened the door for Iran and Malaysia to further strengthen economic...

A U.N. agency says a plan is underway to evacuate 11,000 stranded seafarers through the Strait of Hormuz

LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - An evacuation plan to enable hundreds of ships with some 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf to sail through the Strait of Hormuz is underway after…

The UN shipping agency said on Tuesday that an evacuation plan for 11,000 seafarers onboard 500-600 ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz is currently under way after months of…

The operation follows a peace agreement between the United States and Iran that ended months of conflict and allowed commercial shipping to resume through one of the world's most…

International Maritime Organization says it will begin evacuating more than 11,000 sailors stranded...

While an initial evacuation of more than 2,600 stranded vessels is underway, the strategic waterway’s transition from free passage to an approval-based transit system…

A major evacuation plan is now underway for over 11,000 seafarers aboard hundreds of ships stranded in the Gulf. Following a ceasefire deal between Iran and the U.S., the UN's…

An evacuation plan to enable hundreds of ships to sail through the Strait of Hormuz is being enacted, according to the UN's International Maritime Organization.

While the waterway had effectively been blocked since the war began on February 28, maritime traffic has increased over the past week amid peace talks.

DOHA, June 24 — Oman said it would keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping without imposing any tolls and had designated two temporary routes north and south of the existing...

Officials working to evacuate more than 11,000 sailors stuck in the Gulf

LONDON, June 24 — Ships have already sailed through the Strait of Hormuz under a newly launched evacuation scheme by the UN’s shipping agency, a spokesman said today.“Ships...

LONDON — Ships have already sailed through the Strait of Hormuz under a newly launched evacuation scheme by the U.N's shipping agency, a spokespers...

The initiative will enable hundreds of ships with some 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf to sail through Hormuz, the International Maritime Organization said.

Temporary routes through Iranian and Omani waters are guiding departures