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Centcom Forces Disable Cargo Vessel Attempting to Violate Blockade

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SHIPPING · GULF OF OMANCentcom Forces Disable CargoVessel Attempting to ViolateBlockadeGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

Service members operating in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility recently disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman, after the ship's crew ignored repeated warnings and attempted to run the ongoing naval blockade against Iran.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “vessel” (container shipping) in this story.

  • IYT iShares U.S. Transportation ETF

    iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “vessel” (container shipping) in this story.

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services-2.4% 30d

    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “vessel” (container shipping) in this story.

  • MATX Matson-3.5% 9d

    Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “vessel” (container shipping) in this story.

  • KEX Kirby-12.6% 30d

    Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “vessel” (container shipping) in this story.

  • DAC Danaos

    Danaos (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “vessel” (container shipping) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
IYTNo price data for this ticker———————
ZIM-5.47%-2.04%base-1.47%-3.38%-4.44%-5.45%
MATX-1.32%-0.25%base+3.21%+3.11%+4.06%+3.00%
KEXNo price data for this ticker———————
DACNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Service members operating in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility recently disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman, after the ship's crew ignored repeated warnings and attempted to run the ongoing naval blockade a…

Source: U.S. Department of Defense

Gulf of Oman

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
MATXthat day+3.21%final price
MATXthe next day+3.11%final price
MATXtwo days later+4.06%final price
MATXthree days later+3.00%final price
MATXthree days earlier-0.25%final price
MATXfive days earlier-1.32%final price
ZIMthat day-1.47%final price
ZIMthe next day-3.38%final price
ZIMtwo days later-4.44%final price
ZIMthree days later-5.45%final price
ZIMthree days earlier-2.04%final price
ZIMfive days earlier-5.47%final price
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How busy Gulf of Oman has been lately

Gulf of Oman

Geopolitics Alpha has 5 stories about Gulf of Oman from the past 7 days and 13 stories from the past 30. That is faster than its usual pace over the past month. “Centcom Forces Disable Cargo Vessel Attempting to Violate Blockade” is tagged to Gulf of Oman.

How solid the shipping case looks

12 out of 100

“Centcom Forces Disable Cargo Vessel Attempting to Violate Blockade” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.