{
  "id": 17577432,
  "title": "The sea imposes its power on the economy: these are the hotspots capable of submitting global trade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/el-mar-impone-su-poder-en-la-economia-estos-son-los-puntos-calientes",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-31T16:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais Economia",
    "slug": "el-pais-economia",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/economia/negocios/2026-10-31/el-poder-de-los-mares-estos-son-los-puntos-calientes-capaces-de-someter-el-comercio-y-la-economia-mundial.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Over 80% of global merchandise trade is transported by sea. The Strait of Ormuz, a 30km-wide waterway, accounted for 20% of the world's oil consumption until February. A blockade of the strait could have a significant impact on the global economy, including reduced energy supply, increased fuel costs, and higher inflation. The disruption of maritime traffic through a strategic passage can have a substantial ripple effect.",
  "summary": "The blockade of Ormuz and the problems in Bab-el-Mandeb and Panama show the planet's vulnerability to these strategic passages, with the capacity to trigger inflation and in which the pulse for global hegemony is played.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}