By Jonathan Saul and Renee MaltezouLONDON/ATHENS, July 15 (Reuters) - Shipping companies are avoiding using a U.S. military-guided transit scheme through the Strait of Hormuz after a wave of Iranian attacks on vessels sparked safety concerns, seven maritime security and shipping industry sources said.For decades ships sailed into and out of the Gulf using a safe set of lanes down the middle of the strait established by the U.N.’s shipping agency in 1968 dubbed the Traffic Separation Scheme.

SINGAPORE: The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to multi-week lows on Sunday, shipping data showed, as renewed strikes between the US and Iran and attacks…

Following renewed US-Iran fighting, observable ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has halted, replaced by vessels making secret "dark crossings" with transponders off. While the…

Tehran said transit through the vital shipping route has been blocked due to US military action

Iran secretly moved oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz before US threats. US strikes followed an Iranian attack on a Cyprus-flagged container ship. Iran retaliated against…

By Jonathan Saul and Renee MaltezouLONDON/ATHENS, July 15 (Reuters) - Shipping companies are avoiding using a U.S. military-guided transit scheme through the Strait of Hormuz…

Shipping companies are avoiding using a US military-guided transit scheme through the Strait of Hormuz after a wave of Iranian attacks on vessels sparked

Fewer vessels traversed the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after the US reimposed its naval blockade. Shipping data indicated a decrease in traffic, with seven vessels crossing the…