Hormuz Traffic Climbs as Supertankers Sail Into Persian Gulf

By Weilun Soon

Jun 30, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picked up for the first time since Iran’s recent attacks on ships in the waterway, with more operators sending crude tankers into the Persian Gulf.

Around 24 commodity ships including those that haul oil and liquefied natural gas, as well as bulk carriers, transited the strait in both directions on Monday, data from Kpler shows. The trend continued on Tuesday, with a supertanker re-appearing in the gulf, along with a number of smaller ships.

Taken together, the oil tankers can hold around 11 million barrels of crude, and