Everyone, there is no need to panic about mines.
The Navy has kept four mine countermeasure vessels in the Persian Gulf for the past 35 years.
WAIT...what is that?
The minesweepers just arrived in the US to be decommissioned, but we have 3 Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) that took their place.
It was war risk insurance that locked up the ships last week. The Navy had to demonstrate that the Strait was open this week. We have some stray ships running it now, but once you throw mines into the equation, everyone will hold until there are assurances it is clear.
What has caused the most damage to the US Navy since WWII? MINES!
More importantly, for commercial shipping, this threat will keep them in port, inside the Strait of Hormuz, and prevent any ship from running it, without the Navy first demonstrating it is cleared.
Hormuz Disruptions, US Navy Escort Plans (or lack of) and Impact on Global Trade
1⃣Strait of Hormuz Update: March 10, 2026
2⃣Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Caine Statement on Escorts
3⃣UNCTAD Report on Hormuz Shipping Disruptions
Video: youtu.be/fOXgrG0Ea44
Hormuz Disruptions, US Navy Escort Plans (or lack of) and Impact on Global Trade
1⃣Strait of Hormuz Update: March 10, 2026
2⃣Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Caine Statement on Escorts
3⃣UNCTAD Report on Hormuz Shipping Disruptions
Video: youtu.be/fOXgrG0Ea44
The Marshal Islands-bulker KSL Laiyang is running the Strait.
She is broadcasting on AIS "China Owners & Crew".
This is EXACTLY what we saw happen in the Red Sea against the Houthis. Expect to see more of this.
Fujairah bunker barge loading halted by oil storage damage from debris
▶️Oil storage terminal has suspended loadings on to vessels until further notice
▶️Bunker prices have also surged with shortage concerns amid the ongoing crisis
www.lloydslist.com/articles/202...
Iran war leads largest shipping line to terminate Mideast Gulf voyages, levy $800 charge: MSC diverting shipments to safe ports
www.freightwaves.com/news/iran-wa...
▶️Vessel loads at Iran’s Jask terminal, south of Hormuz, for just the fifth time in as many years, according to TankerTrackers.com
▶️Trump urges shipowners to ‘show some guts’ and transit the strait
www.lloydslist.com/articles/202...
Shadow fleet dominates Hormuz crossings as Iran ramps up bypass loadings
▶️Shadow fleet* tankers dominate transits through Hormuz
▶️Dynacom tankers also transiting the strait
www.lloydslist.com/articles/202...
Trump threatens ‘Death, Fire and Fury’ if Iran closes Strait of Hormuz
The US President claims the war on Iran is "very complete" but also hasn’t ruled out taking over the Strait
www.seatrade-maritime.com/security/tru...
Third US Training Ship State of Maine Delivered to MARAD
maritime-executive.com/article/thir...
Hormuz closure sends bunker prices to record levels
splash247.com?p=235609
Hormuz has exposed shipping’s new visibility divide
splash247.com?p=235640
France Commits to 10-Ship Naval Deployment to Secure Mideast Shipping
maritime-executive.com/article/fran...
Report: Saudi Aramco Shuts Down Two Supergiant Offshore Oil Fields
maritime-executive.com/article/repo...
Trump Urges Foreign Ships to Resume Oil Deliveries to Asian Markets
maritime-executive.com/article/trum...
Trump Weighs Russian Oil Sanctions Relief as Hormuz Disruption Sends Prices Soaring
gcaptain.com/trump-weighs...
Here’s where container rates will go in extended Iran war
Carriers divert, cancel, and suspend bookings
www.freightwaves.com/news/heres-w...
My first appearance on the Unauthorized History of the Pacific War talking about Fast Oilers and Logistics in the Pacific War.
youtu.be/CtAaIfxAMV4?...
Really could have used these in the Persian Gulf.
Wow...thanks!
President Trump Tells Tankers Show Some Guts!
1⃣March 9 Strait of Hormuz
2⃣Why Are the Ships Not Running the Strait
3⃣Attack on Fujairah Terminal & Bunkering Crisis
4⃣Why no US Navy Escorts?
5⃣Is Sal a F'n Moron?
Video: youtu.be/V3GrShi04pI
TEN expects profit windfall amid war-fuelled tanker boom
▶️Tankers on time charters with profit-sharing arrangements include seven suezmaxes and two VLCCs
▶️War risk insurance rates have jumped by as much as 500% in a week, according to leading owner
www.lloydslist.com/articles/202...
"Iran Claims to Strike Tanker for Running Strait of Hormuz Blockade"
Unfortunately, some news agencies are following this trend of believing the IRGC. The tanker Prima is off the coast of Mozambique and no where near the Persian Gulf or Strait of Hormuz.
maritime-executive.com/article/iran...
Two Iranian Boxships Under Way With Suspected Rocket Fuel Cargoes
maritime-executive.com/article/two-...
"U.S. DFC unveils $20BN plan for maritime reinsurance in the Gulf"
The CEO of the DFC looks like someone who would sell you $20B worth of insurance.
www.marinelog.com/legal/safety...
Should the US Navy Start Targeting & Seizing Iranian Tankers
1⃣Sea Power vs Seapower
2⃣How did the US Torpedo Global Shipping? 3⃣Convoying in the Past
4⃣Current US Naval Situation
5⃣Potential Strategy for the US
Video: youtu.be/nyYCln09fgs
