Strait of Hormuz: transit disruption

The Strait of Hormuz disruption, now in its 143rd day, continues to choke regional tanker traffic. Per press reports, Iran has struck seven commercial vessels in and around the strait since the truce collapsed around 7 July, with a crew abandoning a tanker after it was hit off the UAE on 21 July—the second tanker abandoned within 24 hours. Mediators have proposed a 10-day ceasefire. Transits fell to roughly eight ships on 16 July per Kpler via CNBC and Fortune, against 100+ per day before the war began in late February. ChartNav's terrestrial gates corroborate the collapse, recording 0–3 gate transits per day this week, compared with 1,000+ at benchmark zones like Singapore. Shore-receiver coverage in the Gulf remains partial. Shipowner Sinokor is offering crews six months' pay to sail Hormuz round-trips amid the escalating risk.