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2026-05-28 21:24:01
【Strait of Hormuz shipping nearly ground to a halt as US-Iran conflict leads to a sharp decline in merchant ships】 (1) On Thursday, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was almost empty as commercial shipping companies remained on high alert due to concerns about an escalation of the US-Iran military conflict. (2) Tensions rose after the US launched its second round of strikes against Iranian military targets this week, and no merchant ships were seen passing through the strait on Thursday morning. Shipping was already sluggish on Wednesday, with only six ships passing through in both directions, including a Turkish Suezmax tanker that entered the Persian Gulf to load cargo, according to Bloomberg ship tracking data. (3) Iran claimed that several ships attempted to enter the Persian Gulf without permission last night, some of which turned back and two were intercepted, but this claim could not be confirmed as severe signal interference and navigation failures made it difficult to track actual shipping activity. Tehran said 26 ships had passed through the strait in the past 24 hours, possibly including some small coastal vessels.
