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UN shipping agency opposes any fee for any strait; more information sought about Trump's post on cargo charges

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 13, 2026

The U.N. shipping agency announced on Monday that more details are awaited following the statement made by U.S. President Donald Trump. He said in a post that he was reinstating Washington's naval blockade against Iran, and Washington would…

UN agency says that a plan to evacuate stranded vessels in the Gulf through Hormuz is underway.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 23, 2026

The United Nations shipping agency announced on Tuesday that an evacuation plan is in place to allow hundreds of ships with some '11,000 seafarers stranded' in the Gulf, to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. A spokesperson for the U.N. said…

Hormuz becomes a hub for oil tanker traffic

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 22, 2026

Ship tracking data shows that two crude 'tankers' with less than?2,000,000 barrels of oil sailed through the Strait of Hormuz?on Monday. This is a sign of increased traffic after Sunday’s lower flows due to concerns about passage -through the waterway.

India alerts agencies after attacks on ships in the Gulf

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 11, 2026

India's shipping ministry announced that it had?ordered all its agencies to be prepared for any occurrence involving Indian seafarers, or maritime interests. This follows three U.S. attacks this week on Indian-crewed tankers, one of which resulted in the death of three sailors.

Data shows that shipping traffic through Hormuz is still low, despite the absence of any US-Iran agreement.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 27, 2026

Shipping data revealed a lull in activity over the last few days. However, the talks between Iran and the United States are still stalled. According to data from Kpler, and a separate satellite analysis by 'data analytics specialists SynMax'…

Ship tracking data shows that Iran-linked vessels are driving traffic through the Strait of Hormuz -

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 10, 2026

According to ship tracking data, the majority of ships that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz?in?the?past?day were connected to Iran. Other vessels are putting off making voyages despite a?two week ceasefire reached this week by?Tehran? and Washington?, data and shipping sources say.

Sources: Malta-flagged container vessel hit by projectile at Hormuz and abandoned

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 4, 2026

Shipping sources reported that the crew of the Maltese container ship Safeen Prestige abandoned ship after it was damaged by a projectile as it sailed towards?the top of the Strait of Hormuz? on Wednesday. Vanguard, a British maritime risk management company…

Pentagon: US forces capture third sanctioned oil-tanker in Indian Ocean

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 24, 2026

The Pentagon announced?on Tuesday that U.S. forces had intercepted a sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean, after tracing it from Caribbean waters. This was the third interdiction of this kind in the region. Washington has stepped up its blockade of vessels going to or from Venezuela…