Hormuz Ship Traffic Stays Frozen Despite Move to Start Tolls
A bulk carrier sits anchored at Muscat Anchorage in Muscat, Oman on March 25.
Photographer: Elke Scholiers/Getty ImagesShip traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz oil channel appears to remain largely halted four weeks into the Iran war, despite efforts by Tehran to set up a system to charge for transits.
Just four bulk freighters and two liquefied petroleum gas carriers crossed the waterway on Thursday, tracking data based on ships’ Automatic Identification System signals show. There were 39 in the past seven days. That compares with an average of almost 60 commercial vessels every day in 2025.