The ongoing crisis in the Middle East has brought shipping back into sharp focus. From the future path of energy prices to the flow of grains through key chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz, uncertainty is driving renewed attention across global markets.

It’s in moments like these that having a privileged point of view, what you might call a view from the engine room, can help us interpret what’s happening in real time.

To help us make sense of it, we are joined by Camillo Castagnola, General Manager at York Overseas SA a grains shipping company, to take a closer look at what’s happening in the physical side of shipping.