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Every military strike, maritime incident, declared closure, and diplomatic development we have catalogued, filterable by type and severity. Each entry links to the originating source outlet.
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Jun 5, 2026, 21:57
Maritime · medium
U.S. Forces Interdict Ship Connected to Iran in Indian Ocean, Iranian Oil Exports See Decrease
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces interdicted and boarded a stateless vessel in the Indian Ocean late Thursday as part of the expanded U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, the combatant command posted on social media site X. The INDOPACOM post did not indicate whether the U.S. took po…
USNI News →Jun 5, 2026, 20:53
Maritime · medium
U.S. Counts Far More Hormuz Ship Transits Than Commercial Tracking Data Shows
American forces have counted nearly 1,000 commercial vessel transits in and out of the Strait of Hormuz in the last two months, according to an official familiar with US Central Command operations, a figure that’s higher than private sector estimates that rely mostly on ship tra…
gCaptain →Jun 5, 2026, 17:14
Maritime · medium
Peak Season and Hormuz Crisis Fuel New Surge in Container Shipping Rates
Container freight rates are rising sharply across major east-west trades as the conflict in the Middle East, disruption at key Asian transshipment hubs, and growing fears of an energy crisis...
gCaptain →Jun 5, 2026, 16:30
Maritime · medium
U.S. Boards Sanctioned Tanker as Iran Maritime Blockade Expands Into Indian Ocean
U.S. forces boarded a sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight, the latest in a series of interdictions targeting vessels linked to Iran's shadow fleet as Washington expands maritime enforcement...
gCaptain →Jun 5, 2026, 13:39
Maritime · medium
US Forces Board Sanctioned Tanker in Indian Ocean, Pentagon Says
U.S. forces conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless oil tanker Davina overnight in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command said on Friday.
gCaptain →Jun 5, 2026, 12:59
Maritime · medium
US vessels withdraw toward India Ocean after Iran's warning
TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – The Iranian Navy has announced that several US naval vessels, including destroyers operating in the Oman Sea, withdrew toward the Indian Ocean after receiving missile and drone warnings from the Iranian forces.
Mehr News · Tehran state media →Jun 4, 2026, 20:48
Maritime · medium
House Authorizers Adopt Amendment for Navy Battleship Study
House authorizers want a Navy study that assesses how pursuing the nuclear-powered Trump-class battleship program could affect the shipbuilding and nuclear industrial base. The House Armed Services Committee adopted an amendment from Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) that would requir…
USNI News →Jun 4, 2026, 16:44
Maritime · medium
Leaders of U.S. Navy's Ship Maintenance Facility in Japan Removed from Command
The leadership of the Navy’s primary ship maintenance facility in Japan was removed from command this week, the service announced Wednesday. U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) commander Capt. Wendel Penetrante, executive officer Capt…
USNI News →Jun 3, 2026, 16:02
Maritime · medium
French Navy Seizes Sanctioned Russian Tanker, 4th Since September
The French Navy seized sanctioned tanker MT Tagor on Sunday while it operated in the Atlantic, marking the service’s fourth shadow fleet seizure since September. The tanker was seized on suspicion of flying a false Cameroonian flag and diverted to France, arriving Tuesday in Dou…
USNI News →May 4, 2026, 14:00
Military · medium
CENTCOM denies Iran claim of missile strike on US warship
Central Command rejected Iran's assertion that an IRGC missile struck a US destroyer operating in the northern Arabian Sea, calling the claim "categorically false."
CNBC →May 3, 2026, 00:00
Diplomatic · medium
Oman hosts indirect US–Iran talks on maritime de-escalation
Omani mediators are facilitating a quiet round of indirect talks between US and Iranian delegations focused on the maritime track — naval interdictions, IRGC small-boat behavior, and the future of the convoy regime — with no public framework yet.
Al Jazeera →Apr 28, 2026, 00:00
Closure · medium
NBC tracker: vessel calls at Gulf ports near multi-year lows
NBC News data graphics team's ongoing tracker of port calls at Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas, and Fujairah shows arrivals running far below 2024–2025 baselines through April, with tanker calls hardest hit.
NBC News →Apr 27, 2026, 00:00
Closure · medium
CSIS: the strait of Hormuz crisis in eight charts
Center for Strategic and International Studies published an updated analytical brief breaking down transit volume collapse, freight-rate spikes, war-risk premium escalation, and the limited capacity of bypass pipelines.
CSIS →Apr 25, 2026, 00:00
Closure · medium
Statista: ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has virtually stopped
Statista's industry chart documents the near-complete halt of commercial transit in late February following the IRGC closure declaration, with only a handful of vessels making the passage daily through March.
Statista →
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