Government Business Safety Fuel Logistics Plan Includes Significant Investment in New Pipelines Commercial and residential buildings on the waterside in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Vidhyaa Chandramohan/Bloomberg) June 17, 2026 1:21 PM, EDT Key Takeaways: The UAE unveiled plans to eliminate reliance on the Strait of Hormuz by expanding eastern ports, pipelines and transport links as regional tensions disrupted shipping.