On 6 September 2026 Iran said it will announce an exclusion zone beyond Hormuz. Identified ships entering the belt would…
Category: Maritime Security
UKMTO: Hormuz Traffic About 90 Percent Below Baseline; Southern Route Highest Risk
UKMTO said AIS-detected Hormuz transits remain about 90 percent below pre-conflict baseline, with the southern Omani corridor accounting for most…
Seafarer Protection First: Practical Controls After a Week of Fatal and Retaliatory Tanker Strikes
A 6 September operator brief sets practical crew-protection controls after Sidr fatalities and the 5 September US–Iran tanker strike exchange…
IRGC Claims Attacks on Six Vessels After US Strikes on Iranian Tankers
On 6 September reporting, Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed retaliatory attacks on six vessels after CENTCOM disabled or destroyed three Iranian…
After US–Iran Tanker Tit-for-Tat, Hormuz Reopen Talks Face Fresh Credibility Test
On 6 September, operators weighed overnight CENTCOM–IRGC tanker strikes against earlier corridor and demining diplomacy, with SEVERE conditions and suppressed…
MSC Adds US$91/TEU Piracy and Suez Surcharges on Asia–East Med Cargo
MSC will apply a US$55 piracy-risk surcharge and a US$36 Suez Canal surcharge from 15 September 2026 on Asia cargo…
Black Sea Grain Corridors Stay High Risk After Deadly Summer Attacks
July’s Black Sea ship attacks and dual-coast terminal damage have left grain liftings sharply lower and made crew protection, war-risk…
Kharg Island Strike Widens Commercial Risk Deep into Iran Oil Export Hub
CENTCOM's 5 September disabling of tanker Downy off Kharg Island extends the wartime tanker battlespace roughly 300 miles northwest of…
CENTCOM Hits Iranian Tankers Downy and Stark 1, Destroys Kylo After IRGC Missile Attack
On 5 September, CENTCOM said it permanently disabled Iranian tankers Downy and Stark 1 and destroyed unladen tanker Kylo after…
PortWatch Snapshot: Hormuz Flows Still Near One Percent of Pre-War Levels
Early September PortWatch-linked readouts showed Hormuz transits still around roughly one percent of pre-war norms, framing the strait as commercially…
