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Moller–Maersk has suspended new Strait of Hormuz transits and is rerouting Gulf-bound cargo via Jebel Ali transhipment with Cape diversions for Asia–Europe.","hormuzPosture":"stopped","sourceUrl":"https://www.maersk.com/news","sourceName":"Maersk · News","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:00:17.517Z","authoredAt":"2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z"},{"id":"cma-cgm","carrier":"CMA CGM","rank":3,"status":"rerouting","surchargeUsdPerTeu":950,"vesselsTrapped":1,"trappedTeu":null,"since":"2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z","notes":"CMA CGM has activated Cape of Good Hope routing for all Asia–Europe services; spot rates up roughly 60% on affected lanes.","hormuzPosture":"unstated","sourceUrl":"https://www.cma-cgm.com/news","sourceName":"CMA CGM · News","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:00:17.517Z","authoredAt":"2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z"},{"id":"cosco","carrier":"COSCO","rank":4,"status":"limited","surchargeUsdPerTeu":600,"vesselsTrapped":5,"trappedTeu":null,"since":"2026-03-15T00:00:00.000Z","notes":"COSCO Shipping continues selective Gulf transits under convoy escort but has suspended bookings to Bandar Abbas; Cape rerouting in effect for Europe-bound.","hormuzPosture":"limited","sourceUrl":"https://lines.coscoshipping.com/home/Services/notice","sourceName":"COSCO Shipping Lines · Notices","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:00:17.517Z","authoredAt":"2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z"},{"id":"hapag-lloyd","carrier":"Hapag-Lloyd","rank":5,"status":"rerouting","surchargeUsdPerTeu":1100,"vesselsTrapped":6,"trappedTeu":25000,"since":"2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z","notes":"Hapag-Lloyd has suspended Hormuz transits and is rerouting via the Cape; surcharges layered on top of existing Red Sea contingency adders.","hormuzPosture":"stopped","sourceUrl":"https://www.hapag-lloyd.com/en/online-business/customer-information.html","sourceName":"Hapag-Lloyd · Customer information","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:00:17.517Z","authoredAt":"2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z"},{"id":"one","carrier":"ONE","rank":6,"status":"rerouting","surchargeUsdPerTeu":900,"vesselsTrapped":null,"trappedTeu":null,"since":"2026-03-06T00:00:00.000Z","notes":"Ocean Network Express is routing Asia–Europe via the Cape; Gulf service suspended pending convoy availability.","hormuzPosture":"stopped","sourceUrl":"https://www.one-line.com/","sourceName":"ONE","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:00:17.517Z","authoredAt":"2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z"},{"id":"evergreen","carrier":"Evergreen","rank":7,"status":"rerouting","surchargeUsdPerTeu":850,"vesselsTrapped":null,"trappedTeu":null,"since":"2026-03-08T00:00:00.000Z","notes":"Evergreen Marine is diverting Asia–Europe loops via the Cape and has paused new Gulf bookings.","hormuzPosture":"stopped","sourceUrl":"https://www.evergreen-marine.com/","sourceName":"Evergreen Marine","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:00:17.517Z","authoredAt":"2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z"},{"id":"hmm","carrier":"HMM","rank":8,"status":"rerouting","surchargeUsdPerTeu":800,"vesselsTrapped":null,"trappedTeu":null,"since":"2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z","notes":"HMM has implemented Cape rerouting for Asia–Europe and is operating limited Gulf service through alliance partners.","hormuzPosture":"limited","sourceUrl":"https://www.hmm21.com/cms/company/engn/notice/notice.jsp","sourceName":"HMM · Notices","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:00:17.517Z","authoredAt":"2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z"},{"id":"yang-ming","carrier":"Yang Ming","rank":9,"status":"rerouting","surchargeUsdPerTeu":750,"vesselsTrapped":null,"trappedTeu":null,"since":"2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z","notes":"Yang Ming Marine Transport has shifted Asia–Europe services to the Cape route in coordination with THE Alliance partners.","hormuzPosture":"unstated","sourceUrl":"https://www.yangming.com/News/customer_notice.aspx","sourceName":"Yang Ming · Customer notices","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:00:17.517Z","authoredAt":"2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z"}],"pipelineBypass":[{"id":"petroline","name":"Petroline (East-West Pipeline)","originCountry":"Saudi Arabia","terminus":"Yanbu (Red Sea)","capacityBpd":5000000,"currentUtilizationPct":95,"status":"operational","notes":"Saudi Aramco's East-West Pipeline carries Arabian Light from Abqaiq to Yanbu on the Red Sea, the single largest non-Hormuz route for Gulf crude.","sourceUrl":"https://www.eia.gov/international/content/analysis/special_topics/World_Oil_Transit_Chokepoints/","sourceName":"EIA · World Oil Transit Chokepoints","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:00:17.517Z","authoredAt":"2026-05-05T00:00:00.000Z"},{"id":"adcop","name":"ADCOP (Habshan-Fujairah)","originCountry":"United Arab Emirates","terminus":"Fujairah (Gulf of Oman)","capacityBpd":1500000,"currentUtilizationPct":100,"status":"operational","notes":"ADNOC's Habshan-Fujairah pipeline lifts UAE crude past the Strait of Hormuz to Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman, where it loads on tankers transiting the open Indian Ocean.","sourceUrl":"https://www.eia.gov/international/content/analysis/special_topics/World_Oil_Transit_Chokepoints/","sourceName":"EIA · World Oil Transit Chokepoints","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:00:17.517Z","authoredAt":"2026-05-05T00:00:00.000Z"},{"id":"goreh-jask","name":"Goreh-Jask Pipeline","originCountry":"Iran","terminus":"Jask (Gulf of Oman)","capacityBpd":350000,"currentUtilizationPct":40,"status":"partial","notes":"Iran's pipeline from the southwest oilfields to Jask on the Gulf of Oman bypasses the Strait, but throughput remains a fraction of nameplate capacity.","sourceUrl":null,"sourceName":"EIA · Iran Country Analysis","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:00:17.517Z","authoredAt":"2026-05-05T00:00:00.000Z"}],"spr":{"currentMbbl":298.69,"change4wMbbl":-17.81,"asOfDate":"2026-08-07","updatedAt":"2026-08-15T15:00:31.897Z"},"gas":{"nationalAvgUsd":4.09,"nationalAvgCents":409,"stateCount":51,"newestUpdatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:44:10.207Z"},"dailyBrief":{"date":"2026-08-16","bullets":["BREAKING: A tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, per gCaptain and Boston Globe, though the claim originates with a single source and is not independently confirmed.","Brent crude stood at $88.52 (+1.81% over 24h) at 11:53 UTC; futures markets are closed and the figure is a carried-forward pre-close delta.","Crisis Pressure holds in the extreme band, flat over 24h, while the Escalation Forecast sits in the elevated band, with Polymarket escalation contracts as the top contributor."],"summary":"The Strait of Hormuz remains under acute operational strain. IMF PortWatch recorded 1 transit on 2026-08-09, against a pre-crisis baseline of 73 per day; that figure is PortWatch's most recently published day and carries a multi-day lag by design. Separately, port arrivals across the Hormuz-area ports on both the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman sides reached 401 vessels in the most recent 24 hours, a distinct metric that cannot be compared directly to the PortWatch transit count. At 11:53 UTC, 487 vessels were holding position away from berth, a figure that excludes ships within 25km of a working port. Brent stood at $88.52, up 1.81% over 24 hours, as of 11:53 UTC; futures markets are closed and that delta is a pre-close carry, not a live signal. The site's Crisis Pressure index holds in the extreme band, flat over 24 hours, with physical transit deviation as the top driver; the Escalation Forecast sits in the elevated band, also flat, with Polymarket escalation contracts leading. Those two indices diverge by design: the state composite reflects current operational reality while the forecast composite incorporates forward-looking signals. On the event side, Reuters reports Iran attacked an ADNOC vessel transiting the strait, per gCaptain's Reuters relay; gCaptain also reports a broader pattern of mounting ship attacks. Iranian state media claims, relayed by a single outlet and not independently confirmed, allege Qatar is holding three missing pilots. Iran and Oman have separately agreed on a new shipping route, per azernews.az, though that report is unverified and single-source. 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