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# Flexport CEO: The Strait of Hormuz crisis is bigger than oil

- [Read](https://www.fastcompany.com/91515268/flexport-ceo-the-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-is-bigger-than-oil)

## Featured in the News

### How to get through the Strait of Hormuz | NPR Planet Money

- [Listen](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5785290/strait-hormuz-iran-trump-open-blockade)

### Flexport CEO: Top Iran Supply Chain Risk is Fertilizer | Bloomberg TV

- [Watch](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-04-06/flexport-ceo-top-iran-supply-chain-risk-is-fertilizer-video)

### Is the Oil Crisis About to Break Global Supply Chains? | Prof G Markets

- [Watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qm9fGCdckk)

### Why importers are hesitating to claim US tariff refunds | fDi Intelligence

- [Read](https://www.fdiintelligence.com/content/f9aa8974-6afc-4b02-8feb-837be38f6425)

### Air freight to see greater impact from Iran war vs seaborne shipping | CNBC Squawk Box Asia

- [Watch](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/03/16/air-freight-more-impacted-from-the-iran-war-vs-ocean-flexport-ceo.html)

### Flexport’s latest tech rollout comes amid–and alongside–global freight chaos | FreightWaves

- [Read](https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flexports-latest-tech-rollout-comes-amid-and-alongside-global-freight-chaos)

### The Iran War Is Throwing Global Shipping Into Chaos | Wired

- [Listen](https://www.wired.com/story/iran-war-global-supply-chain-chaos/)

### Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen on supply chain disruptions from the Iran war | CNBC

- [Watch](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/03/10/flexport-ceo-ryan-petersen-on-supply-chain-disruptions-from-the-iran-war.html)

### Flexport's Ryan Petersen On Tariff Refunds, AI Agents And How To Win Back Customers | Upstarts

- [Read](https://www.upstartsmedia.com/p/flexports-ryan-petersen-on-tariff)

# Company News and Announcements

### Flexport Unveils 20+ Tech and AI-Powered Products to Modernize Global Supply Chains

- [Read](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flexport-unveils-20-tech-and-ai-powered-products-to-modernize-global-supply-chains-302383593.html)

### Flexport Expands the Convoy Platform, Empowering Brokers to Leverage AI to Automate Booking and Boost Productivity

- [Read](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flexport-expands-the-convoy-platform-empowering-brokers-to-leverage-ai-to-automate-booking-and-boost-productivity-302161461.html)

### Take Control of Ocean Freight Bookings, Allocations, and Contracts with Flexport's Upgraded Booking Management Service

- [Read More](/content/blog/ocean-freight-booking-management/index.html)