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Middle East
Persian Gulf crisis: shipping firms act to protect seafarers as industry waits on diplomatic talks

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The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez.
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez. © IMO / Xinhua via AFP

Following an incident on 18 April in which a CMA CGM vessel came under fire from Iranian forces, shipping companies have stepped up their security measures and are in regular contact with the US Fifth Fleet.

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