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HORMUZ INTELLIGENCE

Maritime AI™ intelligence and analysis on the threats, trends, and developments impacting global trade and security.

HORMUZ INTELLIGENCE

August 19, 2026

🇮🇷 TRACK VESSEL ACTIVITY IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ 🇮🇷

HORMUZ INTELLIGENCE

A Fatal Strike and the First Seizure Since June as Iran’s Transit Rules Take Effect

A Second ADNOC Strike in a Week as Koh-e-Mubarak Hardens Into an Evasion Hub

Kharg’s Western Terminal Reactivates as the Caspian Corridor Structurally Expands

Three Kinetic Incidents in One Window as the Iran-Oman Corridor Expands

Kharg Is at a Standstill, and a Russian Shadow Fleet Convoy Runs the Arctic

Route Avoidance Is No Longer Enough: The Houthis Strike a Saudi Tanker Off Yanbu

Ukraine’s Drones Reach Western Tonnage in the Black Sea as Saudi Diversions Around the Cape Widen

A Second Qatari LNG Carrier Struck as 22 Chinese Vessels Cross the Red Sea Unharmed

Iranian Retaliation Reaches Damietta: A New Front Opens Beyond the Gulf and the Red Sea

Two Closed Corridors: Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb Both Effectively Shut to Tanker Traffic

The Red Sea Reopens as a Second Front While Saudi Crude Routes Around the Blockade

Selective Enforcement: Saudi Crude Keeps Moving Under the Houthi Blockade