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The aim is to explore alternatives for energy transport in response to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

March 19, 2026Open Access

Building Energy Resilience Beyond The Strait Of Hormuz

Key Points

The aim is to explore alternatives for energy transport in response to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Analysis of the impact of U.S.-Israeli military actions on maritime traffic.
Examination of the logistics corridor from Sharjah Port Khalid to Port of Fujairah.
Review of energy security frameworks in the UAE.
Maritime traffic decreased by over 90%.
Annual global oil supply suffered a loss of 17-20 million barrels per day.
The UAE's logistics corridor serves as a crucial bypass for oil transport.

Abstract

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in late February 2026 has transformed a long-theorised energy security vulnerability into a present crisis. Maritime traffic through the Strait has collapsed by more than 90 per cent, removing approximately 17-20 million barrels of oil per day from global markets, the largest single energy disruption in modern history. This monograph examines the United Arab Emirates' cross-peninsula logistics corridor linking Sharjah Port Khalid on the Persian Gulf to the Port of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman as the world's only existing partial bypass of the Hormuz chokepoint.

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