The Strait of Hormuz has become a ghost town, er strait, with traffic grinding to a complete halt as no new commercial ship crossings were recorded despite a US effort to guide vessels through the waterway, according to Bloomberg. While Maersk confirmed that its vessel Alliance Fairfax transited the strait on Monday under US military protection, Tuesday saw zero traffic following a day of violence that included attacks on vessels and missile strikes targeting the United Arab Emirates. Confusion was rampant after Washington maintained that a safe passage exists, with two US destroyers reportedly entering the Gulf, but the heightened tensions kept commercial shipping at bay. Two US ๐บ๐ธ destroyers confirmed to be inside Persian Gulf after transiting Strait of Hormuz by satellite image TODAY ๐ Spotted doing UAE ๐ฆ๐ช ship anchorages missile defense at 25.4042, 54.760625.4562, 54.7382 https://t.co/BDXi9njOR1 pic.twitter.com/2ticpJ3ptH โ Tom Bike (@tom_bike) May 5, 2026 On Monday, two US vessels, one of them a vehicle carrier, moved out of the Persian Gulf under military escort while keeping their tracking signals off. Visible outbound activity during the same period was limited to an Iran-linked liquefied petroleum gas carrier, a small feeder containership, and a tiny regional cargo ship. Ships transiting Hormuz with active AIS signals over the past day were [...]
