Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz came to a near standstill after the US carried out a second day of strikes on Iran, raising fresh doubts about the fragile truce between the two sides.
Just two tankers had sailed through the strait in the early hours of Thursday, while the US-supported Omani corridor was empty of observable traffic. Shipping industry sources said vessels were increasingly switching off their public AIS tracking transponders, making it harder to see all of the ships crossing.
