Dire Strait - Strait of Hormuz Update for March 3, 2026 | Some Ships Run the Strait with AIS Off

The latest update from the Joint Maritime Information Center on the Situation in the Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, and Suez Canal, along with information on port closures, insurance, and why the ships are still holding on each side of Hormuz. Contact What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] 00:00 Past 24 Hours and Joint Maritime Information Center Update 08:40 Ship Transits Strait of Hormuz, Suez & Bab el-Mandeb 10:10 Shipping News Recap 25:10 Conclusion Iranian Kamikaze Drone Boat Makes First Successful Strike Of War https://www.twz.com/news-features/ira... Gulf War Risk Insurance Pulled as Reinsurers Exit https://gcaptain.com/gulf-war-risk-in... Shipping Industry Demands Protections for Maritime Workers on Front Lines of Middle East Conflict https://gcaptain.com/shipping-industr... CENTCOM: US Forces Struck Iranian Drone Carrier Shahid Bagheri in Opening Hours of Iran Campaign https://gcaptain.com/centcom-us-force... Iran’s Key Naval Base On Strait Of Hormuz Set Ablaze From Strikes https://www.twz.com/news-features/ira... Red Sea Corridor Slips Back Into Crisis as Houthi Threats Resurface https://gcaptain.com/red-sea-corridor... China Calls on All Sides to Protect Ships Transiting Hormuz https://gcaptain.com/china-calls-on-a... Middle East war is ‘black swan’ for liner networks, ‘catastrophic’ for ports https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156497/... Gas loadings continue in Iran despite Hormuz halt https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156494/... Hormuz crisis ignites Chinese shipping stocks and futures https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156496/... Shipowners weigh up risk of dark Hormuz transits https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156491/... Crude tanker rates in unchartered territory; VLCC index tops $420K https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156492/... Middle East ports operational update: Tuesday March 3 https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156495/... Tanker Traffic in Hormuz Drops to Zero as P&I Clubs Pull War Risk Cover https://maritime-executive.com/articl... Jebel Ali Port Resumes Operations as Most Regional Ports Remain Operational https://maritime-executive.com/articl... 3,200 ships caught up in Hormuz paralysis https://splash247.com/3200-ships-caug... Is the Strait of Hormuz really closed? https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/sec...