Strait of Hormuz traffic jumps to two-month high amid severe AIS disruption in International Shipping News 20/06/2026 On 18 June, we observed 25 verified commercial vessel crossings through the Strait of Hormuz — the highest single-day count since 18 April and more than five times the average daily level recorded during the first ten days of June. For context, pre-conflict commercial traffic was around 110 crossings per day. Since the start of March, our AIS-derived data has verified 846 crossings across Dry Bulk, Tankers, Gas Carriers and Container Ships, equal to an average of 7.6 crossings per day. The spike came amid the largest AIS signal disruption event we have observed in the Persian Gulf since the conflict began, with more than 200 commercial vessels affected simultaneously by spoofing or abnormal AIS behaviour. The figures above therefore reflect verified crossings only, following additional checks by AXSMarine. The 18 June rebound also followed the signing of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding earlier this week, but came before today’s planned Switzerland talks were called off, adding further uncertainty to the reopening timeline. Source: AXSMarine 2026-06-20 hellenicshippingnews... tweet Share