Traffic flows through Hormuz after shock container ship attack

Published June 26, 2026 Updated June 26, 2026 11:32am

An attack on a container vessel sailing through the Strait of Hormuz has prompted some shipowners to review exit plans, but traffic continued to flow in both directions through the vital thoroughfare, Bloomberg reports.

Two fully laden tankers are heading out of the Persian Gulf, while four empty, inbound, very large crude carriers are among the vessels sailing along the Omani coast, ship-tracking data show.