Originally Posted by
Winemaker
There certainly are land routes for resupply of food etc. Everything does not have to come through the straits, so I'm not sure it's dire. Of course I could be wrong!
Yes, but distances are long across challenging terrain, especially moving into the warmer months. Sohar to Doha is 820 km, travelling through Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Logistically, that is no fun. I there enough port capacity in the alternative locations?
It is also highly unlikely that there is enough trucking capacity - the largest container ships carry 24,000 containers. That is an awful lot of trucks (and people and fuel).
Basic provisions - water (due to loss of desalination capacity), food and medicines can become stretched very quickly when supply chains are disrupted.