More than half of Hormuz tanker routes remain a mystery

Nearly two-thirds of tanker crossings through the Strait of Hormuz since July 14 took place without active tracking signals, leaving oil traders, shipowners and regulators with an increasingly incomplete picture of one of the world’s most important energy routes.

The loss of visibility also carries direct consequences for Cyprus’ shipping sector, complicating route planning, chartering decisions, sanctions checks and insurance assessments at a time when every voyage through the waterway...