Today's updates on the Strait of Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandab Strait and ports & anchorages across the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.........plus an example of how a shipping company is managing it's stuck ships and crew from afar, a containership with Iranian ties manages 3 transits with ease and the Iranian government is about to bring in legally binding Strait of Hormuz management plan
One of the sticking points on the ceasefire and lasting peace in the region is the free passage of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz following its closure at the start of hostilities on February 28, 2026. The Iranians have made it perfectly clear that they will regard the Strait as partially their territorial waters....shared with Oman.....and that they will bring in controls to enable those territorial waters to be monitored along with navigational, environmental and insurance issues. They refuse and reject interference from outside countries in regard to how they operate within their territorial waters.
The Iranian lawmakers are firmly determined to turn a proposal on managing the Strait of Hormuz into law, an MP said, stressing that decisions regarding the strategic waterway fall solely within the jurisdiction of Iran and Oman.Speaking to Tasnim on Saturday, Alireza Salimi said the Parliament has made a definitive decision to legislate the management of the Strait of Hormuz and that the proposal would be finalized and enacted into law.
He stated that the Strait of Hormuz lies within the shared territorial domain of Iran and Oman, adding that Tehran would not allow any other country to make decisions concerning its territorial sphere.
More on this :
Iranian Parliament Determined to Enact Hormuz Management Law: MP (Tasnim Iran - May 30, 2026)
A containership operated by SeaLead....that has loose connections with Iran and had been subject to US sanctions in 2025...has managed to make no less than 3 Strait of Hormuz transits within the last month. Using her AIS transponder very briefly she has made journeys without any issues. The ship is currently off Doha, she was formerly owned by Evergreen (previous name : Ever Dainty) and there are no photos of her as she is now....
The Paya Lebar first transited westbound through the Strait of Hormuz westbound into the Gulf on 13 April having been at anchor in Nhava Sheva, India since late March. While in the Gulf the vessel called at Jebel Ali and Khalifa ports in the UAE and Hamad in Qatar.
The Paya Lebar then crossed the Strait of Hormuz eastbound on 28 April and headed back to Nhava Sheva and then moved to Kandla on 13 May.
More on this :
SeaLead container ship makes third Strait of Hormuz crossing (Seatrde Maritime - May 30, 2026)
One of the many companies who has ships currently stuck in the Persian Gulf has given insight into their daily routines in regard to making sure that their crews and ships are safe and to ensure that crews can communicate with their families whilst unable to leave the area. Anglo-Eastern have 16 ships with 350 crew in the Persian Gulf.
Swapnodeep Mondal, Group Managing Director, Operations and Shared Services at Anglo-Eastern, commented: “What the current environment demands is not more information, but better interpretation – the ability to place intelligence in context, compare it across a fleet, assess it against specific vessel and voyage profiles, and translate it into practical, timely guidance.”
The security desk has maintained as structured daily routine to support vessels, crews and clients since the crisis in the Middle East unfolded with start of Iran war on 28 February. A white paper from Anglo-Eastern set out the daily routine.
06:00 The overnight intelligence digest drawn from military, governmental and commercial sources is reviewed by the Global Security Desk
08:00 A daily situation call brings together fleet operations, technical, crew welfare, legal and security teams for a cross-functional assessment
09:00 A vessel-by-vessel status report is compiled covering stores, crew health, morale and position.
10:00 Owner briefings are issued to all affected shipowners
14:00 Flag state and P&I coordination calls (as required).
18:00 An end-of-day assessment reviews any escalation triggers and briefs the night watch
More on this :
Anglo-Eastern assessing risk daily to stranded ships and crew (Seatrade Maritime - May 27, 2026)
Onto the Strait of Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandab Strait
The Strait of Hormuz is relatively quiet so far and with no reported incidents at time of writing. There is a ship, however, heading towards the Strait that might ruffle some feathers. She is the US registered Jersey Devil. She is listed as a tanker...but she is, infact, a fishing boat built in 1985 and owned by Oceanside Marine according to Equasis database.
TheBab-el-Mandab Strait is operating freely and busy, again no incidents reported at time of writing
The ports and anchorages from Umm Qasr to Doha are busy once again, very little by way of change. Temperatures in the area are in the low 50's currently and the herders are never far away
The ports and anchorages from Mina Saqr to Jebel Ali are significantly busier today, with the most ships positioned in the Sharjah and Dubai anchorages with the usual herders nearby
Ports and anchorages in the Gulf of Oman are reasonable this morning. Dibba, Khor Fakkan and Fujairah ports are active, their anchorages are fairly quiet with the caveat of AIS dark shipping. Further south on the Al Widyyat, Liwa and Sohar anchorages it is a little busier and the herders are milling around the ships as normal. Muscat is very busy this morning along with the sea lane offshore.
No updates as yet regarding the remaining injured crew from CMA CGM San Antonio.
That's it for now....back tomorrow