{"id":130470,"date":"2026-03-21T12:28:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/900898133"},"modified":"2026-03-21T12:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:28:36","slug":"hormuz-update-1518-vessels-affected-crude-cargoes-concentrated-in-gulf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/hormuz-update-1518-vessels-affected-crude-cargoes-concentrated-in-gulf\/","title":{"rendered":"Hormuz update: 1,518 vessels affected, crude cargoes concentrated in Gulf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vessels_river_smog_foggy.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vessels_river_smog_foggy.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vessels_river_smog_foggy.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vessels_river_smog_foggy.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vessels_river_smog_foggy.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vessels_river_smog_foggy.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vessels_river_smog_foggy.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vessels_river_smog_foggy.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vessels_river_smog_foggy.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vessels_river_smog_foggy.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vessels_river_smog_foggy.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" width=\"120\" height=\"100\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vessels_river_smog_foggy.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\"> <\/p>\n<p>AXS Marine provided some results of its AIS-derived vessel and commodity tracking data, following recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Key data points:<\/p>\n<p>1,518 merchant vessels positioned on either side of the Strait (as of noon today)<br \/>613 vessels recorded with AIS switched off or spoofed in the region<br \/>494 laden vessels remain inside the Persian (Arabian) Gulf<br \/>19.3m MT of crude oil on board tankers west of Hormuz<\/p>\n<p>Dry Bulk cargoes within the Gulf:<\/p>\n<p>1.2m MT grain (mostly corn)<br \/>833.8k MT fertilizers (mainly urea)<br \/>1.4m MT other bulk (bauxite, limestone, sands, sulphur)<br \/>845.5k MT unspecified commodities<br \/>395.5k MT iron ore<\/p>\n<p>Tanker cargoes within the Gulf:<\/p>\n<p>19.3m MT crude oil<br \/>3.8m MT clean petroleum products<br \/>421.4k MT dirty petroleum products<br \/>408.1k MT chemical cargoes<\/p>\n<p>Source: AXS Marine (AIS-derived vessel and commodity tracking data)<\/p>\n<p>U.S. may lift sanctions on tankers with Iran oil, supplies to reach Asia in days<br \/>TORA BROSTA<br \/>The U.S. may soon remove sanctions on Iranian oil currently stranded on tankers at sea, with supplies expected to reach Asian ports within three to four days, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Wright made the comments during an interview with Fox Business Network, confirming earlier statements from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bessent said Thursday that Washington may soon lift sanctions on the stranded Iranian oil as the U.S. seeks to curb rising prices following Iran\u2019s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithin days, within three or four days, that oil will start to arrive at ports,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n<p>The Energy Secretary added that oil from an unsanctioned Iran would be absorbed by the market within the next 30 to 45 days.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as the U.S. government looks to address supply concerns and price pressures stemming from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route for global oil supplies.<br \/>Source: Investing.com<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; west of Hormuz Dry Bulk <span class=\"match\">cargoes<\/span> within the Gulf: 1.2m MT &#8230; .5k MT iron ore Tanker <span class=\"match\">cargoes<\/span> within the Gulf: 19.3m MT &#8230; products 408.1k MT chemical <span class=\"match\">cargoes<\/span> Source: AXS Marine (AIS-derived &#8230; of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical <span class=\"match\">shipping<\/span> route for global oil supplies &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130470\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}