A week after an Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz reignited hostilities, Mideast Gulf shipping is still adapting despite the restored US blockade on Iranian cargoes. Energy Intelligence data shows that visible crude transits remain far below pre-conflict levels, while export increases from the ports Yanbu and Fujairah outside the strait have yet to emerge, in part because flows are at or near capacity already.
Hormuz Shipping Shifts Into Survival Mode
Dark transits, shuttle tankers and selective risk-taking suggest Mideast Gulf crude is still moving despite recent crossfire — but by a very different rulebook.










