Qatar orders ships to go dark as owners bed in for sustained Hormuz conflict
- Shipowners are preparing for a prolonged period of conflict
- Security firms reporting a surge in requests for support as operators wait for rare, high‑risk windows to move stranded vessels
- Doha warns Tehran not to use the Strait of Hormuz as a ‘weapon’
QatarEnergy has ordered all ships entering Ras Laffan, the world’s biggest LNG export hub, to switch off AIS tracking, sharply reducing visible vessel traffic as regional tensions escalate
