Airmic
Log in Join now
Click here for the Friday Reading Search, a searchable archive of reading and knowledge resources

Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.

To select multiple categories and/or keywords, use Ctrl+Click (or ⌘+Click on a Mac).
Naval escorts would cap tanker transits at under 10% of normal volumes Text
Lloyd’s List, 11th March 2026
Friday Reading Edition 284 (13th March 2026)
Naval escorts remain a political possibility rather than operational plan, but even if they did emerge a best-case scenario would only allow tanker transits to get back up to less than 10% of normal traffic, with capacity further constrained by mines, narrow waters and limited US-EU naval assets.
Categories:
Geopolitics
Keywords:
Supply Chain, Government, Business Continuity Management
Chubb to serve as lead US insurer for Gulf shipping amid Iran war Text
Reuters, 11th March 2026
Friday Reading Edition 284 (13th March 2026)
Chubb will be the lead partner on the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation's $20 billion Maritime Reinsurance Plan aimed at resuming commercial shipping in the Gulf.
Categories:
Geopolitics, Risk Financing
Keywords:
Supply Chain, Government, Business Continuity Management
US energy prices were set to rise long before the Iran war Text
Chatham House, 11th March 2026
Friday Reading Edition 284 (13th March 2026)
Even if the disruption to oil and gas from the Iran war subsides, the Trump administration’s energy policy will likely lead to a long-term increase in energy prices.
Categories:
Geopolitics, Economic Outlook
Keywords:
Supply Chain, Government, Business Continuity Management
Strait of Hormuz disruptions: Implications for global trade and development Text
UN Trade and Development, 10th March 2026
Friday Reading Edition 284 (13th March 2026)
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, carrying around a quarter of global seaborne oil trade and significant volumes of liquefied natural gas and fertilisers.
Categories:
Geopolitics, Economic Outlook
Keywords:
Supply Chain, Government, Business Continuity Management
This is the biggest oil disruption in history Text
CNN, 9th March 2026
Friday Reading Edition 284 (13th March 2026)
The estimated 20% of disrupted supply is roughly twice as big as the previous record set. The war has also effectively wiped out the spare capacity, because Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been cut off from global oil markets.
Categories:
Geopolitics, Economic Outlook
Keywords:
Supply Chain, Government, Business Continuity Management
Spring Forecast 2026: The right economic plan for Britain Text
UK Government, 3rd March 2026
Friday Reading Edition 284 (13th March 2026)
Last week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Spring Forecast in Parliament.
Categories:
Economic Outlook
Keywords:
Government