'Costs Are Building Up’: Shipping Executives on Maritime Disruptions | Sagarmanthan 2026

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How are geopolitical disruptions in critical maritime routes reshaping global trade and supply chains? In this session, Hoo Chiew-Ping, Co-Founder, East Asian IR Caucus, Malaysia, speaks with Caroline Pontoppidan, Executive Vice President, A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S and Board Member of Danish Shipping, as well as David Loosley, Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer, Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO). They discuss how the seas have become conflict zones and how international shipping has been affected as a result. They also discuss how maritime chokepoints are increasingly at risk and how the resulting costs could eventually be reflected in prices for the global consumer. Watch the full video on Firstpost in collaboration with ORF to learn more. --- Sagarmanthan 2026 | India | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Strait Of Hormuz | Sarbananda Sonowal | Russia | Sagarmanthan | Sagarmanthan Summit | New Delhi | Military | Shipping | Navy | Indian Navy | Sagarmanthan Dialogue | M

Tags: global trade, global supply chains, maritime trade, maritime security, geopolitical disruptions, shipping routes, maritime chokepoints, shipping chokepoints, critical maritime routes, global shipping, international shipping, shipping industry, supply chain disruption, supply chain crisis, trade disruption, freight rates, maritime conflict, conflict zones, Red Sea shipping, Strait of Hormuz