Hormuz Container Attacks Escalate, Cocaine Smuggling Ring Busted, & CA Trucker Pleads Guilty | The Morning Minute

Podcast: FreightCasts · FreightWaves

Opublikowano: 2026-10-19

In this episode, we kick things off with a disturbing development in maritime security as ⁠container ship attacks in the Strait of Hormuz reach the highest one-day total since the U.S.-Iran war began⁠. Six vessels were attacked on Sunday alone, including the GFS Pride, a 2,824-TEU feeder vessel that caught fire and sank with containers still aboard. The escalating violence is already constraining traffic through this critical chokepoint, with crossings down sharply week over week. Next, we explore a disturbing case of freight network exploitation as federal and state authorities expose ⁠how a sophisticated drug traffi...