Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic in freefall as navigation crisis deepens
- Weekly tanker transits through Hormuz have fallen 80% since the US-Iran ceasefire collapsed, with inbound VLCC arrivals down to a single vessel
- Dark transits now account for 82% of all passages as shipowners switch off AIS to navigate the conflict zone
- Analysts warn the crisis shows no sign of resolution, with cargo volume losses threatening to offset any freight rate gains from rerouting
Five months into the war, the Strait of Hormuz is choking — and no one knows when it will reopen
