APPEC: Tankers transit Hormuz in the dark as oil flows persist

Tankers transporting oil through the Strait of Hormuz are increasingly disabling automatic identification system signals, masking vessel identities and deploying anti-drone defenses, with flows through the waterway estimated across a wide range, panelists said Sept. 10 at APPEC 2026. Max Tay, Repsol’s head of heavy products in Asia, said the AIS blackout had turned Hormuz …