Who's talking about the 23,000+ seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf right now?
For nearly ten weeks, crews from 87 countries have been stuck on vessels they can't move. Food shortages. Drone attacks. Sea mines. Nowhere is safe to dock. The US launched Project Freedom on Sunday to escort ships out. Two made it through. Yesterday, Trump paused the operation pending an Iran deal. The blockade stays, so do the crews. Three things this crisis is putting back on the table: Global trade runs on a handful of chokepoints. Hormuz carries 20% of the world's seaborne oil. Behind every container and barrel, there's a crew. Seafarers stay invisible in our supply chains until they're the story. Resilience isn't just rerouting. It's diversification, contingency planning, and treating crew welfare as non-negotiable. To the families waiting for their loved ones to come home: we see you #SupplyChain #Maritime #StraitOfHormuz #Seafarers