| Event | Year |
| Suez Canal re-opened (after a short closure) | April 1957 |
| Suez Canal re-closed10 | May, 1967 |
| An oil crisis took place | October 1973 |
| Suez Canal re-opened (i.e., a long-term closure of 8 years). | June 1975 |
| Iranian revolution | 1979 |
| Iran-Iraq war | 1982 |
| Iraq invades Kuwait | 1990 |
| 1957-1990 | Turbulence |