Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Hormuz Shipping Traffic Plunges 95% Amid Iran War
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway used by many ships.
It carries oil, gas and other goods to different parts of the world.
Before the war, more than 100 ships passed through each day.
Now, only about five ships pass through daily.
That means shipping traffic has dropped by about 95 percent.
The waterway is described as closed during the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
Another tanker was hit as tensions continued.
The disruption could make it harder to move important goods around the world.
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen from more than 100 vessels daily to about five.
The 33-kilometer chokepoint is described as effectively closed six months into the United States-Israel war on Iran.
The disruption is affecting the movement of oil, gas and other goods worldwide.
The shipping decline is described as one of the most severe maritime disruptions in decades.
Another tanker was reportedly hit amid continuing tensions in the strait.
- Who
- The United States, Israel and Iran are involved in the reported war; commercial ships and tankers are affected.
- What
- Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen by about 95 percent, and another tanker was hit.
- When
- Six months into the United States-Israel war on Iran.
- Where
- The Strait of Hormuz, a 33-kilometer maritime chokepoint.
- Why
- The reported war and continuing tensions have disrupted passage through the strait.
- Location
- Strait of Hormuz
- Chokepoint width
- 33 kilometers
- Traffic before the war
- More than 100 vessels per day
- Traffic now
- About five vessels per day
- Traffic decline
- Approximately 95 percent
- Affected goods
- Oil, gas and other goods
- Reported incident
- Another tanker was hit