ReportedShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz
42 tankers wait to cross Strait of Hormuz as tanker war escalates
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 9:47 AM in Dubai, Sep 9
- Where
- Strait of Hormuz
MarineTraffic data compiled by Al Jazeera showed 42 tankers waiting to transit the Strait of Hormuz as of Sep 7, 18 of them carrying oil with a combined capacity of about 11.1 million barrels.
Why it matters
The queue shows the physical backlog behind the price spike: cargoes are loaded but not moving while the US and Iran trade strikes on tankers.
Sources (2)
- Al Jazeeraaljazeera.com
- Al Jazeera (2)aljazeera.com
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Correction
- Corrected the time from 12:00 PM Dubai time, Sep 8, 2026 to 9:47 AM Dubai time, Sep 9, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "42 Tankers Stack Up Awaiting Strait of Hormuz Transit After US-Iran Naval Clash"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Strait of Hormuz / Gulf of Oman to Strait of Hormuz; updated the sourcing note; merged a duplicate entry into this one ("42 tankers queue to transit Strait of Hormuz amid tanker war"). Why and evidence