US EditionIran War: See How Tanker Traffic Collapsed in the Strait of Hormuz
Traffic dropped from 138 to 2 ships daily, with dozens of tankers stranded and war insurance withdrawn, paralyzing energy trade in the world’s largest oil-producing region.
- On Wednesday, the Joint Maritime Information Center reported daily tanker transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to zero, down from 37 on Friday, February 27, while overall vessel movements plunged from 138 to just two by Thursday.
- The nearly week‑long war that began with the United States and Israel attacking Iran triggered warnings against transits by operators and allied navies in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Several dozen tankers are stranded near Hormuz, some targeted in attacks, insurers have pulled war insurance, and the JMIC rated regional maritime risk as 'critical' for 48 hours.
- The federal government said it would provide insurance, but it has yet to affect tanker movements, despite President Donald Trump saying on Tuesday the U.S. Navy could escort tankers and the U.S. granting a sanction waiver to Indian buyers of crude.
- With the strait handling about a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas trade, observers debate whether the Strait of Hormuz is closed, but shipping operators face severe disruption.
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US-Israel-Iran war: JMIC data shows ‘near-total temporary pause in routine commercial traffic’ through Strait of Hormuz
Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has come to a ‘near-total temporary pause’, with only a few ships passing through in the past 24 hours amid sustained conflict by the United States, Israel and Iran in the Middle East.
The disruption of transport flow in the Strait of Hormuz threatens to paralyze oil and natural gas production due to the depletion of storage capacity.
Pass 2 ships in 24 hours. Aspides on alert (ANSA)
Daily Ship Traffic in Strait of Hormuz Plummets From 138 to Just 2
Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped from an average of 138 ships a day to just two in the 24 hours to Thursday, the Joint Maritime Information Center has reported. The center noted that neither of the two vessels that passed the strait were tankers. “This represents a near-total temporary pause in routine commercial traffic, resulting from ongoing regional conflict dynamics involving Iran, including warnings against transits …
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