Hormuz Situation Report

Status

Effectively no.

Commercial transits through the Strait of Hormuz are running below a tenth of the pre-crisis vessel count. As of 14 NOV 2026 · 0055Z, that has held for 258 days. Verdict basis: transits.

Headline metrics

Container carriers

The nine largest container carriers by global TEU. 5 of 9 say they have stopped using the strait; 1 of those has an advisory from the last 60 days, the count our verdict uses.

Counts and surcharges from advisories over 60 days old aren't shown.

Bypass pipelines

Petroline’s rate is the Saudi energy minister’s from 6 October; ADCOP’s is Argus’s from 15 May.

War-risk insurance

A straits.live estimate from trade-press reporting puts the strait at multiples of normal premium: the quoted rate ran at 32.0× peacetime as of 7 Oct. Reported VLCC voyage quotes run from ~$250K in peacetime to ~$10.0M in a quote of 27 Jul.

Port congestion

Timeline · NOV 11 to NOV 13

1. NOV 13

   Two tankers erupt in fireball after colliding with sea mines in Strait of Hormuz

2. NOV 13

   Iranian Army: Two Tankers on Fire After Striking Mine in Hormuz

3. NOV 13

   Iran Claims It Downed Another U.S. Predator Drone Near Strategically Vital Strait Of Hormuz

4. NOV 13

   Sand, sea and surface-to-air missiles: life on the Strait of Hormuz

5. NOV 13

   Explosions hit 4 ships in Strait of Hormuz | 37 such attacks reported in October | Inshorts

6. NOV 13

   Massive Explosion and Fire Hits Gas Carrier in Eastern Strait of Hormuz

7. NOV 13

   Video | US Iran War | 4 Oil Tankers Hit By Explosions In Strait Of Hormuz, Iran Says Ships Ignored Warnings

8. NOV 13

   Iran reports strike in Sirik County near Strait of Hormuz — Anadolu Agency

9. NOV 12

   Merchant Vessel Hit By Projectile Near UAE As It Exits Strait Of Hormuz | Report

10. NOV 12

    Iran Confirms US Strike On IRGC Naval Base Near Strait Of Hormuz | Report

11. NOV 12

    Three Tankers Attacked in Two Days in Strait of Hormuz Crisis

12. NOV 12

    Four Oil Tankers Struck by Hormuz Explosions

    Four oil tankers were hit by explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's military said on Thursday, adding that the vessels had ignored warnings and entered what it considers restricted areas of the strategic waterway.Tankers are still facing attacks across the strait…

13. NOV 12

    All Crew Safe After Tanker Struck off UAE Coast

    A vessel was hit by an unidentified projectile about 14 nautical miles northwest of the UAE emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah on Wednesday, causing a fire in its engine room, British maritime agencies said in reports published on Thursday.All 22 crew members on Liberia-flagged oil tanke…

14. NOV 12

    Tanker Ablaze Off UAE as More Attacks Rattle Gulf Shipping

15. NOV 12

    Tanker struck by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz: UK agency

16. NOV 12

    Barnea: Blockade in Strait of Hormuz best current option to stop nuclear weapons

17. NOV 11

    Iran attacks shipping navigation systems on Oman's Didamar island near Strait of Hormuz

18. NOV 11

    US CENTCOM: Nearly 150 ships turned away as naval blockade of Iran continues

19. NOV 11

    Iran Attacks Navigation Systems in Strait of Hormuz; U.S. Maintains Naval Blockade Amid Diplomatic Stalemate

20. NOV 11

    Tankers hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz; Iran reports further mine strikes

21. NOV 11

    Canada puts Iranian tanker giant back under sanctions

    Canada has reinstated sanctions against the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), reversing relief granted a decade ago under the international nuclear agreement with Tehran. The move forms part of a package targeting 11 Iranian entities, including National Iranian Oil Company…

22. NOV 11

    Iran Rejects US Peace Talks, Vows To Keep Strait Of Hormuz Closed Until Washington Meets Demands

23. NOV 11

    Strike on Sinokor VLCC injures four seafarers in Strait of Hormuz

24. NOV 11

    Record 37 ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz in October

Methodology

Oil prices: intraday Brent/WTI futures via Yahoo Finance, EIA daily closes as backstop. Vessel positions: Persian Gulf bbox (22–28°N, 54–60°E), polling about every 20 minutes. Moving and holding counts: status is inferred from movement between successive position reports, not read from a broadcast field, and the counts are rolled up every 30 minutes. A vessel whose last fix is an hour old is counted separately. War-risk insurance: straits.live estimate from carrier advisories and trade press. Carrier postures: curated from carrier customer advisories and trade press (Reuters, Lloyd’s List, gCaptain). Sanctioned vessels: OFAC SDN list × AIS by IMO and name. Events: news and maritime RSS feeds, curated trade-press citations and GDELT. Full method notes at straits.live/methodology. Bypass pipelines: hand-kept from cited reports; each rate is the last one stated, with its date above.