EnergyReader · 2026-08-09 00:48

LNG Tankers Return to Running Dark Through Hormuz as Iranian Attacks Resumed in July

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 9, 2026

Oil and LNG tankers were switching off their AIS transponders again when passing through the Strait of Hormuz by July 13 (2026-07-13), after Iranian attacks on commercial ships resumed during the week of July 6 (2026-07-06), OilPrice.com reported. The blackouts marked a reversal from a brief period of tentative normalisation, as vessel operators weighed the cost of running visible through a corridor still contested by armed force.

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