As the Strait of Hormuz has now been closed for nearly nine weeks, the oil hub at Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become an even more prominent oil export and bunkering hub than it has ever been.
Thanks to its strategic position on the east coast of the UAE and outside the Strait of Hormuz, Fujairah is now the key export port for crude and fuels from the UAE and an even more important bunkering port for ship refueling
The strategic position of Fujairah outside the blocked Strait of Hormuz made it a target of Iranian attacks as early…