In Bahrain, crew changes are not feasible as the airspace remains closed

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has seized two MSC‑affiliated containerships and fired on a third vessel in a series of escalating confrontations in the Strait of Hormuz, amid rising tensions following the US Navy’s interception of an Iranian‑flagged boxship earlier this week

In Kuwait, Shuaiba and Shuwaikh ports are at ISPS Level 2

In Bahrain, vessel operations remain limited due to the current situation. BAPCO operations remain suspended

The waiver applies to vessels already sanctioned under the Russian programme in a bid to ease supply shocks created by the Hormuz crisis

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