Early September PortWatch-linked readouts showed Hormuz transits still around roughly one percent of pre-war norms, framing the strait as commercially…
Category: Maritime Security
Early September Hormuz Traffic Remains Depressed After Twin Supertanker Attacks
By 4 September, Hormuz commodity traffic stayed well below recent averages as operators digested the 1 September twin VLCC strikes…
After Sidr Fatalities, Operators Face Harder Crew-Safety and Manning Decisions
Following confirmation of two Filipino seafarer deaths on Bahri Sidr, owners and managers on 3 September faced intensified pressure to…
US Claims of Heavy Hormuz Oil Flows Clash with Ship-Tracking Data
On 3 September analysis highlighted a sharp gap between US claims of large escorted oil flows through Hormuz and Kpler/Lloyd's…
Iran Expands Hormuz Blacklist Toward 56 Ships as IRGC Claims Mine Hits on Tankers
Around 2 September, reporting said Iran added about 11 vessels to the PGSA non-compliant list (toward ~56 ships) while IRGC…
Saudi Arabia Says Iranian Attack on Bahri Sidr Killed Two Filipino Seafarers
On 2 September, Saudi Arabia and Bahri confirmed that an Iranian attack on VLCC Sidr in Hormuz killed two Filipino…
JMIC Keeps Hormuz at SEVERE as Commercial Traffic Stays Far Below Baseline
A 1 September JMIC advisory kept Hormuz at SEVERE, citing drifting/uncharted mine risk and commercial traffic still far below baseline…
Twin VLCC Strikes Off Oman: Bahri Sidr and Senegal Prosperity Hit in Hormuz
Late on 1 September, two Saudi-oil VLCCs — Bahri Sidr and Sinokor-operated Senegal Prosperity — were reported struck by projectiles…
UKMTO: Outbound Tanker Hit by Three Projectiles 17 nm East of Khasab
UKMTO reported that on 31 August an oil tanker completing an outbound Hormuz transit was struck by three unknown projectiles…
Five Commodity Ships, Zero Liquid Tankers: Hormuz Traffic Halves After Clearance Claims
On 31 August, preliminary Kpler figures showed only five commodity vessels crossing Hormuz — none of them liquid tankers —…
