Hormuz Situation Report

Status

No.

The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed to commercial shipping. As of 14 JUL 2026 · 0426Z, that has held for 135 days. Verdict basis: carriers (the call stays closed until major carriers resume transits, whatever the day’s announcements say; individual escorted passages do occur).

Headline metrics

Container carriers

The nine largest container carriers by global TEU. 8 of 9 have suspended Hormuz transits or rerouted via the Cape of Good Hope. At least 41 (204K TEU) carrier vessels remain stranded inside the Gulf per confirmed advisories.

Bypass pipelines

War-risk insurance

Lloyd’s Joint War Committee has the strait at multiples of normal premium: the quoted rate runs at 8.0× peacetime. Reported VLCC voyage quotes range from ~$125K in peacetime to ~$2.5M at the top of the current band.

Port congestion

Timeline · past 14 days

1. JUL 14

   Saudi Crown Prince sought US support before launching strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen , Trump backed action : Report

   Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

2. JUL 14

   US - Iran news LIVE : Bahrain sounds air raid sirens ; Bushehr hit after Trump major attack warning

   Source: hindustantimes.com

3. JUL 14

   Airstrikes on Iran Continue

   Source: hotair.com

4. JUL 14

   Tehran attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz | The Jerusalem Post

   Source: jpost.com

5. JUL 14

   Tanker hit by projectile off Oman coast hours before Hormuz blockade

   Source: investinglive.com

6. JUL 14

   ICYMI - Iranian missiles hit two UAE tankers in Hormuz , killing one crew member

   Source: investinglive.com

7. JUL 13

   U.S. Reinstates Naval Blockade in Strait of Hormuz

   The U.S. will resume its blockade of Iranian ports, coasts and ships, according to a Monday announcement from U.S. Central Command, signaling an end to the 60-day ceasefire between Iran and Washington. The U.S. lifted its blockade on June 18 as part of the memorandum of understa…

8. JUL 13

   U.S. to Resume Maritime Blockade of Iran on Tuesday as Hormuz Tensions Escalate

   The United States will resume enforcing its maritime blockade of Iran on Monday, restoring restrictions on commercial shipping to and from Iranian ports less than a month after lifting them...

9. JUL 13

   Rescuers Search for Crew Member After Container Ship Attack in Strait of Hormuz

   An Indian crew member is still missing after a Cyprus-flagged container ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday and a search operation is underway to find him, Cyprus's Deputy Ministry of Shipping said on Monday.

10. JUL 13

    Ukraine Says It Hit More Oil and Dry-Cargo Ships in Sea of Azov

    (Bloomberg) — Ukrainian forces hit seven Russian fuel tankers, five dry-cargo vessels and a batch of other ships in the Sea of Azov as Kyiv expands the scope of its...

11. JUL 13

    Yemeni official thanks Iran for ignoring blockade

    TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – A member of the political bureau of the Yemeni Ansarallah movement has thanked Iran for ignoring the air blockade on Yemen.

12. JUL 13

    VIDEO: 3 Lethal U.S. Drones Attack Iranian Sub, Port Facility

    Three Saronic Corsair unmanned surface craft were used in a Sunday attack on an Iranian port, U.S. Central Command announced on social media. In the 25-second video posted Monday on X, the Corsairs approach an Iranian pier at Bandar Abbas near the Strait of Hormuz with what appe…

13. JUL 13

    Trump Reinstates Iran Blockade, Declares U.S. 'Guardian of Hormuz,' And Calls for 20% Cargo Fee

    President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will reinstate its blockade of Iranian shipping while proposing a sweeping new plan to charge a 20% fee on cargo transiting...

14. JUL 13

    Iran notifies UN shipping agency of temporary safe corridor in Strait of Hurmuz

    LONDON, IRNA – Iran’s Embassy in London says Tehran has established a temporary safe maritime corridor in the Strait of Hormuz and officially notified the International Maritime Organization (IMO), warning that the United States is threatening the security of the strategic water…

15. JUL 13

    U.S. Launches Fourth Wave of Strikes Against Iran as Hormuz Shipping Crisis Deepens

    The United States carried out a fourth wave of military strikes against Iran on Sunday, expanding its campaign to degrade Tehran's military capabilities after a series of attacks on commercial...

16. JUL 13

    Houthis fire missile at Saudi Arabia , vow revenge after airport strike

    Source: nypost.com

17. JUL 13

    Hormuz traffic slows to two - month low as renewed US , Iran strikes raise safety risk

    Source: oilandgas360.com

18. JUL 13

    Iran shipped 57 million barrels of crude between US blockades

    Source: moneycontrol.com

19. JUL 13

    Trump says US to resume naval blockade of Iran ports

    Source: al-monitor.com

20. JUL 13

    Suspected Houthi boats approach tanker near Aden , prompting warning shots

    Source: albawaba.com

21. JUL 13

    Ships Transit Hormuz in Secret as US and Iran Trade Strikes

    Source: gcaptain.com

22. JUL 13

    Hormuz : Open or closed ? Iran strikes US bases in Kuwait , Qatar , Bahrain , Jordan after fresh attacks

    Source: businesstoday.in

23. JUL 13

    Drone and missile sites in Iran utterly destroyed by US strikes in explosive battle to secure the Strait of Hormuz

    Source: dailymail.com

24. JUL 13

    US renews Iran strikes as both sides dispute Hormuz status

    Source: businesstimes.com.sg

Methodology

Oil prices: intraday Brent/WTI futures via Yahoo Finance, EIA daily closes as backstop. Vessel positions: AISStream Persian Gulf bbox (22–28°N, 54–60°E), 5-minute polling. Transit/stranded counts: AIS navigation status aggregated hourly. War-risk insurance: Lloyd’s Joint War Committee listed-area circulars. 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: GDELT plus curated trade-press citations. Full method notes at straits.live/methodology.