Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picked up for the first time since Iran’s recent attacks on ships in the waterway, with more operators sending crude tankers into the Persian Gulf.

Oil tankers continued navigating the Strait of Hormuz, despite a pair of attacks over the past several days that made some owners more cautious about navigating the world’s top maritime chokepoint.

A ship carrying Qatari oil was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz and naval authorities increased the threat level to shipping in the area, a fresh sign of rising tensions around the world’s most vital energy chokepoint.

An attack on a container vessel sailing through the Strait of Hormuz has prompted some shipowners to review exit plans, but traffic continued to flow in both directions through the vital thoroughfare on Friday.

An attack on a container vessel sailing through the Strait of Hormuz has prompted some shipowners to review exit plans, but traffic continued to flow in both directions through the vital thoroughfare on Friday.

A ship was hit by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday in the first reported attack since an interim US-Iran peace deal, marking a setback to efforts to restore traffic through the vital energy thoroughfare.

A ship was hit by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday in the first reported attack since an interim US-Iran peace deal, marking a setback to efforts to restore traffic through the vital energy thoroughfare.

Qatar has joined other Persian Gulf nations in reviving crude oil sales, with regional producers cranking up activity as peace talks between the US and Iran progress.

A liquefied natural gas tanker owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. began sending a signal from within the Persian Gulf, as more vessels broadcast their journeys and intentions in recent days following an interim peace deal between the US and Iran.

One of the world’s biggest operators of supertankers has provisionally booked a vessel to transport oil from the Persian Gulf to India at nearly nine times benchmark rates, a price that reflects the shortage of avalable ships in the area.

One of the world’s biggest operators of supertankers has provisionally booked a vessel to transport oil from the Persian Gulf to India at nearly nine times benchmark rates, a price that reflects the shortage of avalable ships in the area.

More ships are transiting the Strait of Hormuz with their satellite signals switched on, pointing to growing confidence among shipowners and traders about sending vessels through the world’s most important energy chokepoint.

The flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz is running at the fastest pace since the Iran war began — despite Tehran stating that the world’s key shipping chokepoint is shut and a report that the Islamic Republic continues to harass passing vessels.

Iran has ramped up the amount of oil it sends openly through the Strait of Hormuz to the highest since the war began, as shipping activity picks up while Tehran and Washington seek a lasting peace deal.

Millions of barrels of oil continued to flow through the Strait of Hormuz this weekend even after Iran claimed to have closed the waterway again, as Washington and Tehran offer contrasting narratives over the status of the world’s most important shipping chokepoint.

Ships can consider transiting the Strait of Hormuz along the southern route at any time of day with their signals on, a key naval information group said, as energy traders and shipowners look for clues about how quickly and safely Hormuz traffic can return to normal.

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to thin early on Friday, just a day after a burst of oil flows through the waterway as the US and Iran vowed to lift a dual blockade.

Supertankers laden with almost 80 million barrels of oil are sitting in the Persian Gulf and ready to cross the Strait of Hormuz at a moment’s notice, if traders and shipowners give the go-ahead.

A growing stream of stranded oil is making its way out of the Strait of Hormuz and Kuwait said it will start ramping up production, as the US-Iran interim peace deal sparks a flurry of activity that is already pushing Middle East flows toward pre-war levels.

Oil flows going through the Strait of Hormuz may recover to only about 70% of their pre-war level, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which highlighted regional producers leaning on alternative routes.