Iranian Conflict Halts Commercial Shipping in Strait of Hormuz, Reports Windward

On March 16, according to Jin10, maritime intelligence company Windward reported that no vessels confirmed passage through the Strait of Hormuz via the Automatic Identification System (AIS) last Saturday. This marks the first occurrence since the onset of the Iranian conflict on February 28, where no commercial ships traversed the strait, which typically handles about one-fifth of the world's oil and gas transportation.