Ship captains and crews crossing Hormuz earn so much they're 'almost being viewed as mercenaries' — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ship-captains-and-crews-crossing-hormuz-earn-so-much-they-re-almost-being-viewed-as-mercenariesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Hormuz Ship Crews Earn Mercenary-Scale Pay As Tanker Costs Skyrockethttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ship-captains-and-crews-crossing-hormuz-earn-so-much-they-re-almost-being-viewed-as-mercenarieshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ship-captains-and-crews-crossing-hormuz-earn-so-much-they-re-almost-being-viewed-as-mercenaries#u121719Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:56:20 +0000Captains and crews navigating the Strait of Hormuz collect wages reaching $100,000 a month due to extreme danger pay, earning them comparisons to mercenaries as shipping companies offer massive financial incentives. At the same time, global maritime transit expenses have surged drastically. Chartering a supertanker from the Gulf Coast to China has spiked to $76 million, representing costs ten times higher than pre-war levels. The soaring freight rates now surpass the expense of launching a space rocket, threatening international crude oil supply chains and Asian energy imports.Why it mattersAn