Hormuz Crossings Fall To Mid-Week Low As U.S-Iran War Escalates

The number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz fell to multi-week lows on Sunday, as renewed military action between the U.S and Iran heightened safety concerns for shipping companies and operators.

Six vessels crossed the waterway on Sunday, the lowest in 5 weeks.

Tankers which transited the Strait included the Very Large Crude Carrier Humanity, laden with 2 million ​barrels of Iranian oil and another tanker, Capetan Andreas, carrying 500,000 barrels of Kuwaiti oil products.

Three empty tankers entered the Gulf to load oil. Most of the ​tankers switched off their transponders when crossing the strait.

No LNG tankers entered the strait over the weekend.

One tanker controlled by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co exited the strait between July 10 and July 12, 2026 and is en route to India’s Dahej Port.

The reduced crossings were due to renewed U.S attacks against Iran. CENTCOM mentioned that it hit several targets at multiple locations with precision munitions.

U.S President Trump had said that Hormuz is open to ships, though Iran declared it was closed after a ship sailed through a route close to Oman’s coast, not authorised by the Islamic Republic and was struck.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that they stopped two ships in the Strait of Hormuz by shutting down their systems, without naming the vessels.