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Six Tankers Clear Strait of Hormuz in Dark Mode on Sunday
Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply on Sunday with all six vessels operating without transponders. Qatar suspended all maritime activity the same day. No ships were observed transiting early Monday via AIS signals.
Jul 13, 2:15 AM·1m read2 sources
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Six tankers cleared the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, July 12, 2026, all operating in dark mode with transponders switched off, OilPrice.com reported, citing Bloomberg News analysis of preliminary Kpler data. Early on Monday, July 13, no ships were observed transiting the strait via AIS signals. No observable transits occurred on the Oman coastal route through the strait since Wednesday, July 8.
Observable transits continued on the Iran-designated northern route through Saturday, July 11. Qatar’s Transport Ministry issued an urgent advisory on Sunday suspending all maritime vessel activity until further notice. Maritime intelligence firm Windward described the move as the first blanket maritime suspension by a Gulf state since the current conflict began.
Oil and LNG tankers resumed switching off transponders while transiting the strait following Iranian attacks on commercial ships the previous week. -Iran memorandum of understanding and early the week of July 6.
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