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Europe considering proposals to allow navigational fees in strait of Hormuz
Key takeaway
Europe considers non-compulsory navigational fees in the Strait of Hormuz, supported by a UN maritime agency.
- Step 1Europe proposes navigational fees in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil chokepoint.
- Step 2Shipping companies face higher transit costs, which are passed to freight rates and oil prices.
- Step 3UK SMEs importing goods or using petroleum-based inputs experience higher input costs and squeezed margins.
Source: The Guardian Business
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