Traffic through Strait of Hormuz Slows After Vessel Attack Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. By Jonathan Saul June 26, 2026 Copyright guteksk7/AdobeStock Fewer vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday than earlier this week, hours after a Taiwanese-operated ship was fired on by Iran, ship tracking data showed. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) Confirms EVER Lovely Damage The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is aware that the Singapore-registered container ship EVER LOVELY sustained minor damage to the bridge area from an unknown projectile while leaving the Strait of Hormuz on June 25, 2026. The vessel has since completed its transit through the Strait of Hormuz and is proceeding on its voyage, and all 21 crew members were reported safe.  The U.N. shipping agency temporarily paused its voluntary scheme to evacuate hundreds of stranded ships and thousands of seafarers from the Gulf after the ship was damaged in the attack close to the Omani side of the waterway. Nevertheless, at least four tankers including three very large crude carriers, which can each carry a maximum of 2 million barrels of oil, entered the Gulf to load oil, ship tracking data from LSEG and MarineTraffic showed on Friday. And two separate supertankers entered the strait to load Iranian oil, separate shipping data showed, while a separate tanker exited the strait with 2 million barrels of oil via the Omani side of Hormuz, analysis from Kpler showed. Oil buyers have hoped to secure stocks after months of disruption caused by the Iran war after a ceasefire deal was struck between Washington and Tehran. Crude prices dropped by more than 3% on Friday, on course for steep weekly losses, on easing supply concerns, while top exporter Saudi Arabia resumed loadings in the Gulf, paving the way for more supply. Before the conflict began, overall average daily sailings were around 125 ships. Taiwan's Evergreen Marine said on Friday its ship was hit close to Oman by an "unk