Hormuz Traffic at a Trickle as Ship Attacks Heighten Concerns August 4, 2026 By Weilun Soon Observable traffic transiting the Strait of Hormuz remained at a trickle as attacks on vessels and Iranian threats heightened safety...
Tankers Divert to Egypt as Houthi Threat Upends Red Sea Trade July 28, 2026 By Weilun Soon Empty supertankers are heading to Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir to collect Saudi crude as observable traffic at the...
Saudi Arabia-Bound Supertanker U-Turns Before Houthi Chokepoint July 27, 2026 By Weilun Soon A Hong Kong-flagged supertanker bound for Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu has U-turned just before reaching the Bab...
India Bars Seafarers From Hormuz Voyages After Attacks July 16, 2026 By Rakesh Sharma and Weilun Soon India has directed ship owners, ship managers and recruitment agencies to stop deploying the country’s seafarers on vessels going through...
UAE Oil Tankers Attacked While Sailing Dark Through Hormuz July 14, 2026 By Anthony Di Paola, Weilun Soon and Alex Longley Two United Arab Emirates-linked supertankers came under attack while sailing “dark” through the Strait of Hormuz, threatening one of the...
Ships Transit Hormuz in Secret as US and Iran Trade Strikes July 13, 2026 By Weilun Soon A handful of ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in secret in recent days, even as observable crossings...
Hormuz Ship Traffic Grinds to Near Halt After US, Iran Strikes July 9, 2026 By Weilun Soon and Prejula Prem Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz came to a near standstill after the US struck Iran for a second straight...
Qatari LNG Ship Struck in Strait of Hormuz, Testing US Talks July 7, 2026 By Weilun Soon, Stephen Stapczynski and Salma El Wardany A Qatari liquefied natural gas carrier was hit and a laden Saudi oil tanker suffered damage as they exited the...
The Race to Rescue 8,000 Sailors Still Stranded Behind Hormuz July 3, 2026 By Weilun Soon and Stephen Stapczynski At anchor in the Persian Gulf, Abhijit Chopra found out about the US-Iran peace deal when his phone lit up...
Hormuz Traffic Drops Off as Vessel Attacks Raise Fresh Concerns June 29, 2026 By Weilun Soon Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz persisted at a reduced level after attacks on two ships raised fresh concerns...