The number of vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz on August 20 fell by half compared with the previous day. Only seven vessels carrying commodities passed through the waterway amid growing concerns over risks to shipping in the Middle East, Reuters reported, citing analytics firm Kpler.
The Omani Foreign Minister has emphasised that freedom and safety of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz depend on achieving peace in the region.
Oil tanker prices have climbed to their highest since 2008 amid rising demand triggered by the Middle East escalation.
The US Department of Energy has released data on how much oil is currently transported through the Strait of Hormuz each day.
An oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz Sunday after hitting a naval mine when it deviated from a navigation route designated by Iran, Iranian media reported.
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) has reported a new drone attack on an oil tanker at its terminal near Novorossiysk, forcing it to once again halt the loading of crude oil.
Two oil tankers attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz along a mined route, struck mines, and caught fire, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said.
Daily oil shipments via the Strait of Hormuz have reached 10 million barrels, according to US media reports.
A ceremony presenting the “Dostlug” oil tanker was held with the participation of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
Tehran is expanding its control over the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz through the creation of administrative and economic structures.
US President Donald Trump remarked that several countries are in favour of participating in the security of the Strait of Hormuz.
Naval warfare experts said the U.S. destroyers and jets needed for the escorts would not be available immediately, given their role in the attacks on Iran, Financial Times reported.
The EU plans to include restrictions on third countries for the first time in its upcoming 20th package of sanctions against Russia, targeting port operations in Georgia and Indonesia, according to media.
The vessel's crew consists of 16 sailors
The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a sanctioned oil tanker near Venezuela as U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his pressure campaign against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro with a sweeping blockade targeting illicit oil shipments.
EU foreign ministers will discuss new sanctions against Russia, including blacklisting 40 tankers allegedly carrying Russian oil, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas said.
The EU representatives for the first time since the start of the special military operation agreed upon a block of sanctions outside the main sanction packages, a source in the diplomatic community in Brussels said.
The tanker Midvolga 2, en route from Russia to Georgia carrying a cargo of sunflower oil, came under attack 80 miles off the coast of Turkey, the republic’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure reported.
Iran released a tanker, five days after seizing it in the Gulf, the vessel's manager Columbia Shipmanagement said.
Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on November 14, a U.S. official said.
