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Container ship sinks near the Strait of Hormuz as shipping attacks increase

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DEFENSE · STRAIT OF HORMUZContainer ship sinks near theStrait of Hormuz as shippingattacks increaseGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about container shipping and oil. Names like FRO typically gain because tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike. Linked by “hormuz” in this story.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF+64.8% 18d

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

  • IYT iShares U.S. Transportation ETF

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

  • USO United States Oil Fund+8.2% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “hormuz” (oil) in this story.

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services-1.2% 30d

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

  • MATX Matson-5.7% 9d

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

  • KEX Kirby-4.0% 18d

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

  • GSL Global Ship Lease-8.5% 30d

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

  • FRO Frontline+4.7% 30d

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike. Linked by “tanker” 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———————
USO-5.13%-5.78%base-2.74%after closeafter closeafter close
ZIM-1.23%-0.66%base+0.27%after closeafter closeafter close
MATXNo price data for this ticker———————
KEXNo price data for this ticker———————
GSLNo price data for this ticker———————
FRO-4.16%-3.04%base+4.20%after closeafter closeafter close

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.

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Strait of Hormuz

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
FROthat day+4.20%still updating
FROthree days earlier-3.04%final price
FROfive days earlier-4.16%final price
USOthat day-2.74%still updating
USOthree days earlier-5.78%final price
USOfive days earlier-5.13%final price
ZIMthat day+0.27%still updating
ZIMthree days earlier-0.66%final price
ZIMfive days earlier-1.23%final price

How busy Strait of Hormuz has been lately

Strait of Hormuz

Geopolitics Alpha has 118 stories about Strait of Hormuz from the past 7 days and 295 stories from the past 30. That is faster than its usual pace over the past month. “Container ship sinks near the Strait of Hormuz as shipping attacks increase” is tagged to Strait of Hormuz.

How solid the defense case looks

12 out of 100Price not final

“Container ship sinks near the Strait of Hormuz as shipping attacks increase” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources. The price is not final yet.