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Clearing the Way: What the Strait of Hormuz Mine Operation Means for Maritime Workers
The U.S. Navy is sweeping Iran’s mines from the world’s most critical energy chokepoint. Here’s why the technology, the timeline, and the risks matter — and what workers in harm’s way need to know. If you work on the water, whether crewing a tanker through the Gulf of Oman, running cargo to a platform in the Persian Gulf, or manning a container ship just trying to get to its destination— you have a very direct stake in what is happening right now in the Strait of Hormuz. Last weekend, the U.S. military
The Jones Act Isn’t Your Pump Problem
Every few years, high gas prices resurrect the same villains, but the math tells a different story. Rhythmic and reliable as the tides, here we go again. Gas prices rise, and right on schedule, someone proposes that the Jones Act is to blame and that a federal waiver would send prices tumbling. It happens during hurricane season, during pipeline disruptions, and now, with the current administration’s comments on crude markets rattled by Middle East tensions. As a maritime attorney based in Houston, when
