Video: Avoiding Conflict Areas, Indonesian Tanker-Cargo Ships Halt Middle East Route

The Middle East conflict, which threatens security and poses risks to shipping passing through the Strait of Hormuz, is impacting the logistics and shipping business, particularly cargo transport and tanker operations. CEO of PT Samudera Indonesia, Bani Mulia, stated that the current tensions have prompted SMDR, as a logistics and cargo service provider, to make several operational adjustments. Samudera Indonesia is continuously monitoring shipping routes to ensure the security of supplies, access, and bunker fuel prices. Currently, SMDR has temporarily halted shipping routes related to the Middle East, mainly those approaching conflict areas. On the other hand, this uncertainty is pressuring shipping operators’ carrying capacity while demand remains very high. This condition is driving a surge in freight trade prices, making the cost of shipping goods increasingly expensive, thus creating opportunities for the logistics business to expand services. What is the impact of the Middle East war on listed shipping and logistics companies? For more details, watch the dialogue between Dina Gurning and the CEO of PT Samudera Indonesia Tbk (SMDR), Bani Mulia, in Focus On Infra, CNBC Indonesia (Wednesday, 08/04/2026).