If in the last three days the series of attacks had ceased ships in the Strait of Hormuz region attributed to the Directly or indirectly linked military and paramilitary forces Iran after the Middle Eastern nation was attacked from the USA and Israel, for the past 24 hours there has been a resumption of accidents in the area. After announcing yesterday the report by the captain of a bulk carrier placed at 36 nautical miles north of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, of the sighting of an impact in the water and a loud roar in the The ship's immediate vicinity, today the British United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), the Royal Navy body that analyses the state of commercial shipping safety, has reported a new intensification of attacks.

The first report is related to an attack suffered by a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz that has damage caused by a bullet, a device that did not caused injuries among the ship's crew members. Subsequently, another cargo ship reported that it had been hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz which caused a fire on board as a result of which the captain requested assistance and announced the evacuation of the crew.

The UKMTO reported that from 28 February to date received 17 reports of accidents involving ships operating in the Arabian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, of which 13 related to attacks suffered by ships and four of ships that have reported suspicious activity.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Conference on Trade and the (UNCTAD) has published a summary analysis of the implications of the recent disruptions to maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz caused by attacks on ships. The document highlights that the Strait of Hormuz is one of the most important bottle of the world's most critical maritime traffic in about a quarter of the world's trade in seaborne oil and significant volumes of liquefied natural gas and fertilizers. The analysis finds that the current military escalation in the region has stopped maritime transits through this narrow passage and that the resulting knock-on effects must be far beyond the region, influencing energy markets, the shipping and global supply chains.

The UN agency for trade and development explained that oil markets have reacted quickly, with prices Brent crude oil rose to over $90 a barrel, and specified that the increase in the costs of energy, fertilizers and transport, including rentals, bunker prices and insurance premiums, could lead to an increase in food prices and increasing cost-of-living pressures, in particular for the most vulnerable. The analysis specifies that the repercussions Similar shocks have been observed during recent global shocks, including the Covid-19 pandemic and the start of the war in Ukraine, which have shown how disruptions in the energy, agricultural production can be propagated through interconnected markets.