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...
Traffic Flows Through Hormuz Despite Shock Container Ship Attack June 26, 2026 By Weilun Soon, Stephen Stapczynski and Alex Longley An attack on a container vessel on a container vessel sailing through the Strait of Hormuz has prompted some shipowners...
Ship Struck in Hormuz as Oil Supertankers Turn Back Again June 25, 2026 By Julian Lee, Alex Longley and Weilun Soon A ship was hit by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday in the first reported attack...
Update: Hormuz Traffic Picks Up as More Tankers Broadcast Crossings June 23, 2026 By Weilun Soon More ships are transiting the Strait of Hormuz with their satellite signals switched on, pointing to growing confidence among shipowners...
Hormuz Traffic Thins Friday as Shipowners Err on Side of Safety June 19, 2026 By Weilun Soon Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to thin early on Friday, just a day after a burst of oil...
Shippers and Oil Giants Seek Clarity on US-Iran Peace Deal June 15, 2026 By Weilun Soon, Alex Longley, Grant Smith and Josh Wingrove A US-Iran deal intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days left many of the world’s top shipowners, traders...
Oil Tankers Go Dark to Sneak More Barrels of Oil Through Hormuz June 10, 2026 By Weilun Soon, Salma El Wardany, Prejula Prem and Alex Longley Off the coast of Oman over the weekend, 16 tankers clustered together to transfer millions of barrels of oil that...
Ships’ Signals Go Haywire as Hormuz Strait Tensions Escalate May 11, 2026 By Weilun Soon Geolocation data for some ships in the Persian Gulf showed locations and speeds that defied logic, pointing to an increase...