{
  "id": 17336949,
  "title": "Ship shortage and record rates: how the Middle East war is driving up oil transport prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/penurie-de-navires-et-tarifs-record-comment-la-guerre-au-moyen-orient",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-31T04:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde Economie",
    "slug": "le-monde-economie",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2026/10/31/penurie-de-navires-et-tarifs-record-comment-la-guerre-au-moyen-orient-fait-bondir-les-prix-du-transport-de-petrole_6803378_3234.html"
  },
  "original_language": "fr",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The conflict is resulting in a shortage of available oil tankers and longer transport times, which is driving up freight rates. Logistics chains are being reorganized and some market players are trying to take advantage of this new situation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}