The International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced Thursday that it will convene a 'special session' next week to discuss the threat to shipping in the Middle East, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz.The meeting, scheduled for March 18-19 at the IMO headquarters in London, was requested by six of its 40 member states: the United Kingdom, Egypt, France, Morocco, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).This meeting comes amid projections that disruptions to global energy supplies will drive up energy prices. The 'Strait of Hormuz' accounts for one-fifth of the world's crude oil supply.The price of fuel in the global market...