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Strait of Hormuz
Every Vessel Hunter story on Strait of Hormuz: 103 stories, from 7 September 2026 to 14 October 2026. Newest: "Bulgaria drone sinking, DF Peak boarded, Hormuz warning". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Bulgaria drone sinking, DF Peak boarded, Hormuz warning
Drones sink a ship off Bulgaria, France boards DF Peak south of Réunion, Iran warns ships running dark in Hormuz and boxships return to the Red Sea.
US fighter jet disables bulker Ocean Molica as she tries to run the Iran blockade
A US jet hit the stern of the bulk carrier Ocean Molica in the Gulf of Oman on 10 October, disabling her propulsion after she left an Iranian port.
IRGC says ships running dark in Hormuz will be treated as hostile after Al Maqam strike
Iran's IRGC Navy says ships crossing Hormuz with navigation systems off will be treated as hostile, after footage showed the VLCC Al Maqam on fire.
Two seafarers missing after drone hits Petro Dolphin off Sohar as IRGC widens threat
Two Indian seafarers are missing after a drone hit the tanker Petro Dolphin at Sohar anchorage on 11 October, two days after the IRGC extended its threat beyond Hormuz.
Two missing off Sohar, HMM Platinum fire, ammonia bulker
Two seafarers are missing after a drone hit a tanker off Sohar, HMM Platinum drifts off Madagascar after a fire, the MAIB reports on Arvia and Mineral Europa sails.
Tanker Acers hit by projectiles off Qatar as Gulf attacks spread beyond Hormuz
The Antigua and Barbuda-flagged tanker Acers was hit by multiple projectiles off Qatar on 7 October, the first strike deep inside the Gulf since 9 September.
Tanker hit off Qatar, Muuga ferry race and an Arctic loop
The Maritime Briefing of 9 October 2026: Acers struck off Qatar, Malaysia on shadow fleet transfers, TT-Line on Muuga-Vuosaari and Dubai Tower's Arctic loop.
Aframax Rio burns off Sochi, 12 hurt on On Peace in Hormuz
The Maritime Briefing of 7 October 2026: Aframax Rio on fire off Sochi, 12 seafarers injured on On Peace, Solstad buys Normand Maximus and Queen Anne moves to P&O.
Twelve seafarers injured as LR2 tanker On Peace is hit in the Strait of Hormuz
A projectile hit the Panama-flagged LR2 On Peace in the Strait of Hormuz, injuring 12 of her 19 crew. Oman flew ten casualties to Khasab as crew hazard pay climbs.
Black Sea sinkings, Hormuz strikes, Japan names 35 ships
The Maritime Briefing of 6 October 2026: Alfa Watan and Royad Mammadov sunk by drones, five Hormuz incidents, Japan's first ship sanctions and a $117m VLCC resale.
Eighteen Maritime States Warn the Global Shipping Rulebook Is Breaking Down
The Consultative Shipping Group, whose members carry more than a fifth of global trade by tonnage, warns that fragmenting rules and a growing shadow fleet are creating a two-tier maritime system.
Goldman and Rystad See Room for $120 Brent if Hormuz Stays Disrupted
Brent is trading around $97 as traders price in prolonged disruption at the Strait of Hormuz, with analysts at Goldman Sachs and Rystad both pointing to room for $120 a barrel.
Dutch Frigate Evertsen Replaces De Ruyter on Hormuz Standby
The air defence frigate De Ruyter and minehunter Willemstad are returning to the Netherlands, with the frigate Evertsen departing at short notice to take over the Middle East task.
Five Hormuz incidents in one day as the new LR2 tanker Lipsi is left drifting
UKMTO reported five incidents around Hormuz on 5 October, including an engine-room fire and an IRGC order to turn back, as the new LR2 Lipsi lay disabled.
Maritime Briefing of 5 October 2026
Kazimah III struck in Hormuz, Russia detains Västerbotten, the UK sanctions three Arc7 LNG carriers, LNG Canada Phase 2 is approved and Contships orders up to 30 feeders.
Kazimah III hit in Hormuz as tanker strikes reach six in a week and Yanbu is targeted
The Kuwaiti VLCC Kazimah III was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on 1 October, the sixth ship hit in a week, while a projectile briefly stopped tanker loading at Saudi Arabia's Yanbu.
This Week in Maritime: Gulf crude is back, and tankers are still being hit
Gulf oil exports returned to prewar volumes while four more tankers were struck in Hormuz, Somali pirates killed five crew, the ZIM review restarted and shipping earnings set a third record.
Maritime Briefing of 29 September 2026
The MAIB's Argos Georgia report, the shadow fleet's move to the Russian flag, Global Car Carriers' 20-ship orderbook, Dunkirk's pick of TiL and a 60,000-tonne lift for Statfjord A.
Maritime Briefing of 4 October 2026
Four tankers struck around Hormuz, five seafarers killed on Honour 25, Israel closes the ZIM review, Damen's €4.7bn claim, CMES's Simandou deal and a deeper Panama Canal.
Al Funtas and three more tankers hit in Hormuz as Gulf crude exports recover
Kuwait's VLCC Al Funtas and at least three other tankers were struck around the Strait of Hormuz in the last days of September, even as Gulf oil exports climbed back to near prewar volumes.
Maritime Briefing of 28 September 2026
Fire forces the crew off Blue Carrier 2 north of Mykonos, three blockaded VLCCs head for the US with Iranian crude, Puntland frees Sibu 1 and Iran plans to sell seized ships.
Iran says it will sell seized ships including MSC Francesca and Epaminondas as compensation
An Iranian judicial official says commercial ships seized in the war and linked to the US and Israel will be sold to compensate fishermen. MSC Francesca and Epaminondas are held off Bandar Abbas.
This Week in Maritime: freight takes a quarter of the barrel
The week freight reached a quarter of the price of a barrel, a 15-year-old VLCC sold above newbuild, a seafarer was killed in Hormuz, an MSC feeder was left adrift and China took 82% of new orders.
Maritime Briefing of 26 September 2026
A seafarer killed on the Cape Dao in Hormuz, salvage begins on the Caroline Bezengi, Onex's five VLCCs, Navios at HJ Shipbuilding, and Ima gas for Nigeria LNG.
Onex DMCC linked to five VLCC purchases as supertanker values climb
Dubai trading house Onex DMCC is now linked to at least five VLCC purchases, from the record $200m Pinios to the 26-year-old Dennie, as the benchmark Gulf-China rate passed $1m a day.
Seafarer killed as capesize Cape Dao is struck and left adrift in Hormuz
A 26-year-old Indian wiper was killed when two projectiles hit the capesize Cape Dao off Oman's Musandam peninsula on 23 September, setting her engine room on fire and leaving her adrift.
Maritime Briefing of 25 September 2026
The MSC Hermes III is adrift and unmanned off Vietnam, Aramco restarts part of its East-West Pipeline, and five container lines have more ships on order than in service.
Aramco begins partial restart of East-West Pipeline as Yanbu books a cargo
Saudi Aramco can now restart part of the flow on its East-West Pipeline, damaged in a drone attack on 11 September, and one crude export loading has already been scheduled at Yanbu.
VLCC Freight Adds $26 a Barrel and Starts to Shrink US Gulf-Asia Crude
The Middle East Gulf-China VLCC benchmark reached $1.2125m a day on 17 September, ten times its pre-conflict level, and freight now adds roughly $26 to every barrel moved from the US Gulf to Asia.
This Week in Maritime: the strait gets a price list, the Dali gets a record
The week a VLCC fixed a Gulf voyage above $1m a day, Washington sanctioned the crypto rail behind Iran's transit fees, Asian port congestion passed its pandemic peak and the Dali became the largest single loss the P&I market has carried.
US Sanctions the Crypto Exchange Behind Iran's Hormuz Transit Fees
OFAC has sanctioned BitBank, the cryptocurrency exchange used to process payments to the IRGC-linked HormuzSafe scheme that charges commercial vessels for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Yanbu Loadings Paused as East-West Pipeline Damage Halts Flow
Loading has been suspended at Yanbu after attacks on the East-West Pipeline, removing a terminal that had been lifting around four million barrels a day, roughly four percent of global supply.
El Gaia Crew Taken Off Disabled Tanker, Two Still Missing
Oman took 23 crew off the Panama-flagged product tanker El Gaia and is towing her in, while Iran calls the casualty a sea mine and US Central Command calls it a second strike on an already-disabled ship.
Oman Calls Off Salalah Conference on a New Strait of Hormuz Transit Corridor
Oman has cancelled the Salalah conference at which it was to present a draft Strait of Hormuz transit corridor agreed with Iran, after Gulf states declined to take part.
Iran's Hormuz Blacklist Reaches 77 Ships and Now Warns Insurers and Class Societies
Iran's self-declared Persian Gulf Strait Authority has taken its Strait of Hormuz blacklist to 77 named ships and warned insurers, P&I clubs and classification societies to stop servicing them.
Benchmark VLCC Rate Passes $1m a Day and Ten-Year-Old Ships Outprice Newbuildings
The Baltic Exchange TD3C benchmark has pushed through the equivalent of $1m a day for the first time, and a ten-year-old VLCC is now worth more than a newbuilding.
Three Ships With Indian Crews Struck in Two Days Near the Strait of Hormuz
An LPG carrier and two crude tankers carrying Indian crew were hit on 8 and 9 September; all those on board survived, but 173 Indian seafarers remain on ships west of the Strait of Hormuz.
Gulf Crude Exports Pass 10m Barrels a Day on Facilitated Hormuz Transits
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is running at about 20% of its pre-conflict norm, yet Gulf crude exports have passed 10m barrels a day and VLCC rates have reached a record.
Prompt VLCC Tonnage Now Outprices the Newbuilding Market
Frontline has paid out a special dividend on the sale of two VLCCs at $135m each, while the sale-and-purchase market discusses $200m for a ship available immediately.
Qatari LNG Tanker Clears Hormuz for First Time Since July
The LNG carrier Al Marrouna has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the first visible movement of Qatari LNG out of the Gulf since exports were halted in late July.
Maersk resumes limited Suez transits but warns strain will persist
Maersk has restarted Suez transits on three services while telling customers to plan for variable lead times across India, the Middle East and Africa.
Maritime Briefing of 10 September 2026
The day in shipping: fuel oil stocks run 30% below seasonal norms at Singapore, ARA and Fujairah, empty Qatari LNG carriers head back toward Hormuz, and the RMS Team is declared a total loss.
Suez Canal Transits Rise 40% and Dollar Revenues Jump 50%
Suez Canal transits are up 40% and dollar revenues 50% in the second half of this year, though traffic remains at 14,000 to 15,000 vessels against around 26,000 in 2023.
Bunker Stocks Run 30% Below Seasonal Norms at the Big Three Hubs
Fuel oil inventories at Singapore, the ARA hub and Fujairah are around 30% below their three-year seasonal averages, with Singapore VLSFO up 76% and lead times running to sixteen days.
Qatar Sends Empty LNG Carriers Back Toward the Arabian Gulf
Six empty gas carriers linked to Qatar are in the Gulf of Oman or heading there and another has crossed Hormuz inbound, a repositioning that would be consistent with a resumption of LNG exports.
Maritime Briefing of 9 September 2026
The day in shipping: the Consultative Shipping Group warns of a two-tier system, Espino de Marotta takes over a dry Panama Canal, and Hapag-Lloyd gets 30 days to rework its Zim bid.
QatarEnergy Sends an LNG Carrier Through Hormuz With Its AIS Switched On
QatarEnergy has moved the LNG carrier Al Marrouna through the Strait of Hormuz with AIS transmitting, breaking with the dark-mode navigation adopted by much of the commercial traffic there.
Maritime Briefing, 7 September 2026: Hormuz, Congestion, Yard Money
Two seafarers dead aboard the VLCC Sidr, Jebel Ali falling out of the top ten container ports, and US East Coast box rates breaking $10,000 per FEU for the first time since 2022.
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